Coppery Metaltail
Metallura theresiaeSimon, E, 1902
English (US) Coppery Metaltail
The Coppery Metaltail (Metallura theresiae) 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.
- Scientific name
- Metallura theresiae
- Order
- Apodiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Coppery Metaltail
- Described by
- Simon, E, 1902
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Metallura theresiae parkeri
- Metallura theresiae theresiae
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Simon, E, 1902
- Type locality
- Tayabamba, Dept. of Pataz, Peru.
- Original description
- Novitates Zoologicae 9 p.181
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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