Tyrian Metaltail
Metallura tyrianthina(Loddiges, G, 1832)
English (US) Tyrian Metaltail
The Tyrian Metaltail (Metallura tyrianthina) 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 tyrianthina
- Order
- Apodiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Tyrian Metaltail
- Described by
- (Loddiges, G, 1832)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 7 subspecies for this species.
- Metallura tyrianthina districta
- Metallura tyrianthina chloropogon
- Metallura tyrianthina oreopola
- Metallura tyrianthina tyrianthina
- Metallura tyrianthina quitensis
- Metallura tyrianthina septentrionalis
- Metallura tyrianthina smaragdinicollis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Trochilus tyrianthinus
- Described by
- (Loddiges, G, 1832)
- Type locality
- Popayan, Colombia.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Committee of Science and Correspondence of the Zoological Society of London 2, no.15 p.6,7
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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