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Violet-throated Metaltail

Metallura baroni
Family
Hummingbirds
Order
Apodiformes
Codes
vitmet1, VTME
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderApodiformes
FamilyHummingbirds (Trochilidae)
SpeciesMetallura baroni
Codesvitmet1, VTME
Identification

The Violet-throated Metaltail (Metallura baroni) 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 vitmet1 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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Violet-throated Metaltail photo
(c) Francesco Veronesi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Metallura baroni

Family: Hummingbirds

Order: Apodiformes

eBird Code: vitmet1