Black Metaltail Metallura phoebe Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (20)
- Monotypic
Martin Heindl, Guy M. Kirwan, Peter F. D. Boesman, Nicolas W. Mamani-Cabana, and Thomas S. Schulenberg
Version: 2.0 — Published January 15, 2021
Revision Notes
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | colibrí de cua metàl·lica negre |
| Czech | kolibřík mourovatý |
| Dutch | Zwarte Glansstaartkolibrie |
| English | Black Metaltail |
| English (United States) | Black Metaltail |
| French | Métallure phébé |
| French (France) | Métallure phébé |
| German | Schwarzbauch-Glanzschwänzchen |
| Japanese | クロテリオハチドリ |
| Norwegian | bekmetallstjert |
| Polish | metalik czarniawy |
| Russian | Чёрный металлохвост |
| Serbian | Crni kolibri metalac |
| Slovak | vrchárik čierny |
| Spanish | Metalura Negra |
| Spanish (Peru) | Colibrí Negro |
| Spanish (Spain) | Metalura negra |
| Swedish | svart glansstjärt |
| Turkish | Kara Metalkuyruk |
| Ukrainian | Колібрі-барвограй чорний |
Revision Notes
In this revision, Nicolas W. Mamani-Cabana added information to the Breeding, Habitat, and Distribution sections. Thomas S. Schulenberg updated information throughout the account.
Metallura phoebe (Lesson & Delattre, 1839)
PROTONYM:
Ornismya Phoebe
Lesson & Delattre, 1839. Revue Zoologique, par la Société Cuvierienne 2, p.17.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Andes of Peru.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- METALLURA
- phoebe / phoebei
The Key to Scientific Names
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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Distribution of the Black Metaltail
