Order: Apodiformes | Family: Trochilidae | IUCN Status: Least Concern
Age: Adult | Sex: Males | Loc. Sta Eulalia Canyon, Peru
Age: Adult | Sex: Female | Loc. Sta Eulalia Canyon, Peru
Age: Adult | Sex: Female | Loc. Sta Eulalia Canyon, Peru
Age: Adult | Sex: Males | Loc. Sta Eulalia Canyon, Peru
Status: Endemic. The Bronze-tailed Comet is uncommon and widespread along the west slope of the Andes and inter-Andean valleys such as the Marañon and Mantaro Valleys. It is known to range at elevations of approximately 2100-3400 m.
Name in Spanish: Cometa de Cola Bronceada.
Sub-species: Bronze-tailed Comet (Polyonymus caroli), Bourcier, 1847.
Meaning of Name: Polyonymus: Gr. Polus= much and onoma= name, fame. Famous, renowned, having many names. caroli: In honor of Charles Lucien Jules Laurent 2nd Prince of Canino and Musignano and Prince Bonaparte (1803-1857) French ornithologist.

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- Species range based on: Schulenberg, T. S., D. F. Stotz, and L. Rico. 2006. Distribution maps of the birds of Peru, version 1.0. Environment, Culture & Conservation (ECCo). The Field Museum. http://fm2.fieldmuseum.org/uw_test/birdsofperu on 08/01/2015.