Fiery-throated metaltail

Fiery-throated metaltail
A fiery-throated metaltail (below) and a rufous-webbed brilliant (above)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Genus: Metallura
Species: M. eupogon
Binomial name
Metallura eupogon
Cabanis, 1874

The fiery-throated metaltail or fire-throated metaltail (Metallura eupogon) is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is found only in Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

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