Hummingbirds

Violet-throated Metaltail

Metallura baroni

The Violet-throated Metaltail (Metallura baroni) is a 4.3 g forest bird that eats mostly nectar. It stays put all year.

Family

Hummingbirds

Order

Apodiformes

Weight

4.3 g

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Fruit and nectar

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

1

Recorded in Ecuador.

Photo: (c) Tristan Jobin, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist