The metaltails are a group of hummingbirds in the genus Metallura. The species are distributed along the Andes.[2][3]
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^Jaime García-Moreno, Peter Arctander and Jon Fjeldså (1999). "Strong diversification at the treeline among Metallura hummingbirds" (PDF). The Auk. 116 (3): 702–711. doi:10.2307/4089331. JSTOR 4089331.
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