Distribution

Neblina Metaltail is resident in a small area in the Andes of southern Ecuador and northern Peru. Neblina Metailtail first was discovered in Peru, in 1954, although here is confined to the northernmost portions of the departments of Piura and Cajamarca, close to the border with Ecuador. It was not reported from Ecuador until 1989 (Ridgely and Greenfield 2001a), although its distribution appears to be more extensive there than in Peru. It occurs north in Ecuador to the Cajamuma area in the northern portion of the Parque Nacional de Podocarpus, Loja (Collar et al, 1992, Rasmussen et al. 1997, Ridgely and Greenfield 2001a). In this region it is sympatric with Viridian Metaltail (Metallura williami), although Neblina Metaltail tends to occur at higher elevations (Rasmussen et al. 1997).

The elevational range of Neblina Metaltail is 2600-3650 m, although it probably is most common from ca 2900-3400 m (Ridgely and Greenfield 2001a, Schulenberg et al. 2010).

Endemic to the Americas.

Neblina Metaltail occupies shrubby growth at the edge of elfin forest, and patches of shrubs and short trees in paramo (Graves 1980, Parker et al. 1985, Fjeldså and Krabbe 1990, Ridgely and Greenfield 2001a).

None reported.

None reported.