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Tyrian Metaltail

Metallura tyrianthina
(Loddiges, G, 1832)
Metalura Colirroja
Family: Trochilidae
Order: Apodiformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Synonyms: Trochilus tyrianthinus.

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Foto
Photography ID: 650746
  Adult
Manizales
Caldas
Colombia
07/19/2025
Pablo Eguia
Foto
Photography ID: 650590
  Adult
Villamaria
Caldas
Colombia
07/21/2025
Pablo Eguia
Foto
Photography ID: 650589
  Adult
Villamaria
Caldas
Colombia
07/21/2025
Pablo Eguia
Foto
Photography ID: 609560
♀  Adult
Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta
Magdalena
Colombia
03/27/2010
Eduardo Militello
Foto
Photography ID: 601447
  Adult
La calera
Cundinamarca
Colombia
09/21/2024
Glauco Oliveira
Foto
Photography ID: 601327
♀  Adult
Parque Nacional Natural Chingaza
Bogotá
Colombia
09/09/2024
Glauco Oliveira
Foto
Photography ID: 547467
  Adult
Manizales
Caldas
Colombia
04/14/2014
Jose Luis Fernandez Guaraz
Foto
Photography ID: 522569
♀  Adult
Villamaria
Caldas
Colombia
01/10/2023
Carlos Schmidt
Foto
Photography ID: 522398
♀  Adult
Manizales
Caldas
Colombia
01/07/2023
Carlos Schmidt
Foto
Photography ID: 319775
♀  Adult
La calera
Cundinamarca
Colombia
03/03/2019
Jairo Alberto García Giraldo
Foto
Photography ID: 181864
♀  Adult
Cuchilla de San Lorenzo
Bolívar
Colombia
12/02/2016
Pablo Eguia
Foto
Photography ID: 150737
  Adult
Cerros Orientales
Bogotá
Colombia
05/02/2016
Camilo Cantor



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Page 1
Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
235424721/07/2025ColombiaCaldasHotel Termales del Ruiz, Villamaria1Pablo Eguia
233103721/07/2025ColombiaCaldasHotel Termales del Ruiz, Villamaria1Nino A. Grangetto
235412419/07/2025ColombiaCaldasHacienda el bosque, Manizales1Pablo Eguia
233099319/07/2025ColombiaCaldasHacienda el bosque, Manizales1Nino A. Grangetto
215740721/09/2024ColombiaCundinamarcaLa caleraGlauco Oliveira
215695809/09/2024ColombiaBogotáParque Nacional Natural ChingazaGlauco Oliveira
174885530/03/2023ColombiaMagdalenaReserva Natural El Dorado, Sierra Nevada de Santa MartaHugo Caverzasi
171454510/01/2023ColombiaCaldasHotel Termales del Ruiz, VillamariaCarlos Schmidt
171231807/01/2023ColombiaCaldasHacienda el bosque, ManizalesCarlos Schmidt
89225803/03/2019ColombiaCundinamarcaPatios, La caleraJairo Alberto García Giraldo
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Tyrian Metaltail (Metallura tyrianthina) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 12/04/2026.