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Violet-throated Metaltail
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Violet-throated Metaltail
Metallura baroni
The violet-throated metaltail (Metallura baroni) — also called métallure de baron, metalura de azuay, and metalura gorjivioleta — is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family found only in Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland. it is threatened by habitat loss.
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Every page naming Metallura baroni in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 5568.