- Perija Metaltail
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Perijá Metaltail Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Apodiformes Family: Trochilidae Genus: Metallura Species: M. iracunda Binomial name Metallura iracunda
Wetmore, 1947The Perijá Metaltail (Metallura iracunda) is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is endemic to paramo and elfin forest at high altitudes of the Perijá Mountains in Colombia and Venezuela. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- BirdLife International (2008). Metallura iracunda. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 5 February 2009.
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