Genus

Metaltails

Metallura

6 species in our catalog · found in 11 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderApodiformes (Swifts and Hummingbirds)
FamilyTrochilidae (Hummingbirds)
GenusMetallura (Metaltails)

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

VU Endemic

Metallura baroni

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Metallura phoebe

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Metallura tyrianthina

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Metallura williami

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Metallura odomae

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Metallura aeneocauda

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~30%

Jan

~30%

Feb

~30%

Mar

~30%

Apr

~40%

May

~30%

Jun

~40%

Jul

~40%

Aug

~30%

Sep

~40%

Oct

~30%

Nov

~30%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Metaltails

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Cajas National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	3	~70%
	Violet-throated Metaltail			~50%
	Tyrian Metaltail			~40%
	Viridian Metaltail			<5%
2	Huascarán National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	2	~50%
	Black Metaltail			~50%
	Tyrian Metaltail			~10%
3	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	2	~50%
	Viridian Metaltail			~30%
	Tyrian Metaltail			~20%
4	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	~40%
	Tyrian Metaltail			~40%
5	Puracé National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	2	~40%
	Tyrian Metaltail			~30%
	Viridian Metaltail			~10%
6	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	3	~20%
	Tyrian Metaltail			~10%
	Neblina Metaltail			~10%
	Viridian Metaltail			<5%
7	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	2	~10%
	Tyrian Metaltail			<5%
	Scaled Metaltail			<5%
8	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	2	<5%
	Tyrian Metaltail			<5%
	Scaled Metaltail			Insufficient data
9	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	1	<5%
	Tyrian Metaltail			Insufficient data
10	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	<5%
	Tyrian Metaltail			<5%
11	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	<5%
	Tyrian Metaltail			Insufficient data