Black Metaltail (Metallura phoebe)

Family
Trochilidae (Hummingbirds)

Size
11.50 - 12.50 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Lesson & DeLattre, 1839)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical dry forest, high altitude shrubland. From 1,500 - 4,500 m.

Range (Guide)

Bolivia, Peru.

Andes of Peru: Pacific slope; in northern Peru, east of R Marañón, with single record from western (Jalca de Soquian); and also in central Peru (Huánuco, Junín). Possibly extends into extreme northern Chile; two old specimens supposedly from Bolivia.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (1)...)

Black Metaltail (Metallura phoebe) [XC434054]
by id from Cajamarca, Cajamarca, Peru (song)

Black Metaltail (Metallura phoebe) [XC225659]
by Andrew Spencer from Aija, Ancash, Peru (call)

Subspecies
Differences in body size and plumage colours have been detected between populations in northern Peru and central Peru, but specimens from linking areas require study before division into two subspecies can be considered.

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

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