Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Hummingbirds :: Giant Hummingbird

Giant Hummingbird Patagona gigas

Described by: Vieillot (1824)
Alternate common name(s): None known by website authors
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Location unknown - Date unknown © Allen Chartier  Los Cardones National Park, Argentina - Sep, 2003 © Mark Harper  Mitad del Mundo, Pichincha Province, Ecuador - Mar 20, 2007 © Michael Woodruff  Cajon del Maipo, Chile - Nov, 2005 © Arthur Grosset  Cajon del Maipo, Chile - Nov, 2005 © Arthur Grosset 
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Range

Andes of w. South America;
Fragmented distribution;
(1) N. Ecuador s. through Peru and Bolivia to n. Chile and nw. Argentina.
(2) C. Chile and w. Argentina.

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

No sounds are available for this species

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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