Metallura

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha
Cladus: Crurotarsi
Divisio: Archosauria
Cladus: Avemetatarsalia
Cladus: Ornithodira
Subtaxon: Dinosauromorpha
Cladus: Dinosauriformes
Cladus: Dracohors
Cladus: Dinosauria
Cladus: Saurischia
Cladus: Eusaurischia
Subordo: Theropoda
Cladus: Neotheropoda
Cladus: Averostra
Cladus: Tetanurae
Cladus: Avetheropoda
Cladus: Coelurosauria
Cladus: Tyrannoraptora
Cladus: Maniraptoromorpha
Cladus: Maniraptoriformes
Cladus: Maniraptora
Cladus: Pennaraptora
Cladus: Paraves
Cladus: Eumaniraptora
Cladus: Avialae
Infraclassis: Aves
Cladus: Avebrevicauda
Cladus: Pygostylia
Cladus: Ornithothoraces
Cladus: Ornithuromorpha
Cladus: Carinatae
Parvclassis: Neornithes
Cohors: Neognathae
Cladus: Neoaves
Superordo: Caprimulgimorphae
Ordo: Apodiformes

Familia: Trochilidae
Subfamilia: Trochilinae
Genus: Metallura
Species: M. aeneocauda - M. baroni - M. eupogon - M. iracunda - M. odomae - M. phoebe - M. theresiae - M. tyrianthina - M. williami

Name

Metallura Gould, 1847

Typus: Ornismya phoebe Lesson & Delattre, 1839 = Metallura phoebe

Synonymy

Laticauda Lesson, 1843 EchoMondeSav.(2) 10 no.32 col. 758 BHL
Urolampra Cabanis & Heine, Jr., 1860 Mus.Hein. 3 p. 68 BHL
Lavinia Mulsant & E. Verreaux, 1877 Hist.Nat.Ois.-Mouches 3 p. 106 BHL

References

Gould, J. 1847. Drafts for a new arrangement of the Trochilidae, with descriptions of some new Species. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London Pt 15: 30–31 BHL; 94–96 BHL Reference page. p. 94

The metaltails are a group of hummingbirds in the genus Metallura. The species are distributed along the Andes.[2][3]
Taxonomy and species list

The genus Metallura was introduced by the English ornithologist John Gould in 1847.[4] The type species was subsequently designated as the black metaltail.[5][6]

The genus contains nine species:[7]

Scaled metaltail (Metallura aeneocauda)
Violet-throated metaltail (Metallura baroni)
Fiery-throated metaltail (Metallura eupogon)
Perija metaltail (Metallura iracunda)
Neblina metaltail (Metallura odomae)
Black metaltail (Metallura phoebe)
Coppery metaltail (Metallura theresiae)
Tyrian metaltail (Metallura tyrianthina)
Viridian metaltail (Metallura williami)

References

"Trochilidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-08-05.
Jaime García-Moreno, Peter Arctander and Jon Fjeldså (1999). "Strong diversification at the treeline among Metallura hummingbirds" (PDF). The Auk. 116 (3): 702–711. doi:10.2307/4089331. JSTOR 4089331.
Heindl, Martin; Schuchmann, Karl-L. (1998). "Biogeography, geographical variation and taxonomy of the Andean hummingbird genus Metallura Gould, 1847". Journal für Ornithologie. 139 (4): 425–473. doi:10.1007/BF01653470. S2CID 2517854.
Gould, John (1847). "Drafts for a new arrangement of the Trochilidae". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. Part 15 (175): 94–96 [94].
Gray, George Robert (1855). Catalogue of the Genera and Subgenera of Birds Contained in the British Museum. London: British Museum. p. 22.
Peters, James Lee, ed. (1945). Check-List of Birds of the World. Vol. 5. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. p. 118.
Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (July 2020). "Hummingbirds". IOC World Bird List Version 10.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 2 January 2020.