Perijá metaltail
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Genus: | Metallura |
| Species: | M. iracunda
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| Metallura iracunda Wetmore, 1947
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The Perijá metaltail (Metallura iracunda) is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It is endemic to páramo and elfin forest at high altitudes of the Perijá Mountains in Colombia and Venezuela. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References[]
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Metallura iracunda". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22688018A93180290. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22688018A93180290.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
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Categories:
- IUCN Red List endangered species
- Metallura
- Páramo fauna
- Birds of the Serranía del Perijá
- Birds described in 1947
- Taxa named by Alexander Wetmore
- Hummingbird stubs