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Apodiformes / Trochilidae / Metallura

Viridian Metaltail

Metallura williami

IUCN: Least Concern

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (virmet1) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

Taxonomy

Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Genus: Metallura

Subspecies (4)

Metallura williami atrigularis

Andes of southern Ecuador (Cordillera de Chilla in Azuay and Loja)
Metallura williami primolina

eastern Andes of southern Colombia (Nariño) and northern Ecuador
Metallura williami recisa

Andes of north-central Colombia (Páramo de Frontino in Antioquia)
Metallura williami williami

central Andes of Colombia

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (virmet1) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.