Black metaltail
| Black metaltail | |
|---|---|
| A black metaltail in Cajamarca, Peru on January 28, 2021 | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Genus: | Metallura |
| Species: | M. phoebe |
| Binomial name | |
| Metallura phoebe | |
| Synonyms | |
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Ornismya phoebe (protonym) | |
The black metaltail (Metallura phoebe) is a species of hummingbird in the "coquettes", tribe Lesbiini of subfamily Lesbiinae. It is endemic to Peru.