Scaled metaltail

Scaled metaltail
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Genus: Metallura
Species: M. aeneocauda
Binomial name
Metallura aeneocauda
Gould, 1846

The scaled metaltail (Metallura aeneocauda) is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is found in Bolivia and Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

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