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[[Image:Black_Metaltail.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|JorgePeru|JorgePeru}} <br />Colca Valley, Arequipa, [[Peru]], May 2006]] | [[Image:Black_Metaltail.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|JorgePeru|JorgePeru}} <br />Colca Valley, Arequipa, [[Peru]], May 2006]] | ||
;[[:Category:Metallura|Metallura]] phoebe | ;[[:Category:Metallura|Metallura]] phoebe | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | All black with reddish-purple tail; sharp, thin bill. | + | 13–14 cm (5-5½ in)<br /> |
| + | All black with reddish-purple under-tail; sharp, thin bill. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | + | [[South America]]: found in the 2estern Andes of northern [[Peru]] (Cajamarca) southern Peru and possibly extreme northern [[Chile]] | |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | + | [[Image:10884IMG 20806 Metallura phoebe-low1.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Photo by {{user|BirdsPeru|BirdsPeru}}<br />Lima, [[Peru]], December 2006]] | |
| + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | Bushy and flowery areas on the | + | Bushy and flowery areas on the high Andes |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | Their main diet consists of nectar gathered in hover-flight. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug14}}# Erize et al. 2006 Birds of South America, non-passerines. Princeton Illustrated Checklists, Princeton, New Jersey, USA. ISBN 0-691-12688-7 |
| + | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2015) | ||
#Wikipedia | #Wikipedia | ||
#BF Member observations | #BF Member observations | ||
Revision as of 20:24, 21 June 2015
- Metallura phoebe
Identification
13–14 cm (5-5½ in)
All black with reddish-purple under-tail; sharp, thin bill.
Distribution
South America: found in the 2estern Andes of northern Peru (Cajamarca) southern Peru and possibly extreme northern Chile
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Bushy and flowery areas on the high Andes
Behaviour
Diet
Their main diet consists of nectar gathered in hover-flight.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Erize et al. 2006 Birds of South America, non-passerines. Princeton Illustrated Checklists, Princeton, New Jersey, USA. ISBN 0-691-12688-7
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2015)
- Wikipedia
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Black Metaltail. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 16 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black_Metaltail
