Neblina Metaltail (Metallura odomae) [XC238495]
by Niels Krabbe from Zamora-Chinchipe: e-slope Cerro Toledo, Ecuador (call, calls)
Neblina Metaltail (Metallura odomae) [XC36396]
by Charlie Vogt from Lagunillas 35 km W of Zumba, Zamora-Chinchipe, Ecuador (call, aggressive call)
Subspecies
Forms superspecies with Scaled Metaltail (Metallura aeneocauda), Fire-throated Metaltail (Metallura eupogon), Coppery Metaltail (Metallura theresiae), Viridian Metaltail (Metallura williami) and Violet-throated Metaltail (Metallura baroni). Recently recorded as occurring sympatrically with subspecies atrigularis of Viridian Metaltail (Metallura williami) in Podocarpus National Park (southern Ecuador), indicating that this part of superspecies may not hold good. Sometimes considered to be a subspecies of Fire-throated Metaltail (Metallura eupogon), but differences in coloration, together with geographical separation, justify their treatment as separate species.