Class Aves Linnaeus, 1758 - birds see Subclass Aves Linnaeus, 1758
   Subclass Neornithes Gadow, 1893 see Clade Neornithes Gadow, 1893
     Infraclass Neoaves Sibley et al., 1988 see Subcohort Neoaves Sibley et al., 1988
       Parvclass Passerae see Superorder Passerimorphae Sibley et al., 1988
         Superorder Apodimorphae see Order Apodiformes Peters, 1940
           Order Trochiliformes Wagler - hummingbirds see Suborder Apodi Peters, 1940
             Family Trochilidae Vigors, 1825 - hummingbirds
               Subfamily Trochilinae Jardine, 1833 - typical hummingbirds
                 Genus Metallura Gould, 1847
                   1 Metallura williami (DeLattre & Bourcier, 1846) - viridian metaltail
                   2 Metallura baroni Salvin, 1893 - violet-throated metaltail
                   3 Metallura odomae Graves, 1980 - Neblina metaltail
                   4 Metallura theresiae Simon, 1902 - coppery metaltail
                   5 Metallura eupogon (Cabanis, 1874) - fire-throated metaltail
                   6 Metallura aeneocauda (Gould, 1846) - scaled metaltail
                   7 Metallura phoebe (Lesson & DeLattre, 1839) - black metaltail
                   8 Metallura tyrianthina (Loddiges, 1832) - Tyrian metaltail
                   9 Metallura iracunda Wetmore, 1946 - Perija metaltail