Perija Metaltail
Metallura iracundaWetmore, A, 1946
English (US) Perija Metaltail
The Perija Metaltail (Metallura iracunda) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Trochilidae (Hummingbirds) in the order Apodiformes.
Range: Sierra de Perijá (Colombia/Venezuela border)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Metallura iracunda
- Order
- Apodiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened
- English (US)
- Perija Metaltail
- Described by
- Wetmore, A, 1946
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Wetmore, A, 1946
- Original description
- Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 106 no.16 p.3
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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