---
title: "Metalik krasnosterny"
description: "Metallura tyrianthina — Ptaki. The Tyrian metaltail (Metallura tyrianthina) is a species of hummingbird in the subfamily Lesbiinae, the brilliants and coquettes."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/tyrian-metaltail
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Metalik krasnosterny

> Metallura tyrianthina — Ptaki. The Tyrian metaltail (Metallura tyrianthina) is a species of hummingbird in the subfamily Lesbiinae, the brilliants and coquettes.

- Scientific name: *Metallura tyrianthina*
- Category: `birds` (Ptaki)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 2881
- Wikidata: [Q587047](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q587047)
- iNaturalist taxon: [5572](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/5572)

## Names

- en: Tyrian Metaltail
- de: Smaragdkehl-Glanzschwänzchen
- es: Metalura Tiria
- fr: Métallure émeraude
- pl: Metalik krasnosterny

## Countries with the most observations

CO (775), EC (711), PE (162), BO (122), VE (11)

## Summary

The Tyrian metaltail (Metallura tyrianthina) is a species of hummingbird in the subfamily Lesbiinae, the brilliants and coquettes. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyrian_metaltail

## Photo

![Metalik krasnosterny](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/tyrian-metaltail/medium.jpg)

Photo: Dario Taraborelli · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/197290541

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/tyrian-metaltail?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).