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Fire-throated Metaltail

Metallura eupogon
Family
Hummingbirds
Order
Apodiformes
Codes
fitmet1, FTME
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderApodiformes
FamilyHummingbirds (Trochilidae)
SpeciesMetallura eupogon
Codesfitmet1, FTME
Identification

The Fire-throated Metaltail (Metallura eupogon) is a member of the Hummingbirds family within the order Apodiformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code fitmet1 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

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White-tipped Sicklebill
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Buff-tailed Sicklebill
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Fire-throated Metaltail photo
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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Metallura eupogon

Family: Hummingbirds

Order: Apodiformes

eBird Code: fitmet1