Metaltail
| Metaltails | |
|---|---|
| Tyrian metaltail (Metallura tyrianthina) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Tribe: | Lesbiini |
| Genus: | Metallura Gould, 1847 |
| Type species | |
| Trochilus cupricauda = Ornismya phoebe Gould, 1846 | |
The metaltails are a group of hummingbirds in the genus Metallura. The species are distributed along the Andes.