Viridian Metaltail (Metallura williami)
About the Viridian Metaltail
The viridian metaltail (Metallura williami) is a species of hummingbird in the "coquettes", tribe Lesbiini of subfamily Lesbiinae. It is found in Colombia and Ecuador. The viridian metaltail has these four recognized subspecies: M. w. recisa Wetmore, 1970 M. w. williami (Delattre & Bourcier), 1846 M. w. primolina Bourcier, 1853 M. w. atrigularis Salvin, 1893 Subspecies M. w. primolina and M. w. atrigularis were at one time each treated as separate species but since at least the mid 20th century have been considered subspecies. However, in the early 21st century atrigularis was again suggested as a possible separate species.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 24 recordings for this species: 2 CC BY-NC-SA. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
As soon as someone uploads a freely licensed recording, we mirror it and the player appears here.
Listed as recorded in Colombia, Ecuador in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Neblina MetaltailMetallura odomaerecording
- Tyrian MetaltailMetallura tyrianthinarecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.