Giant Hummingbird
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| Patagona gigas (Vieillot, 1824) |
The Giant Hummingbird Patagona gigas is the largest member of the hummingbird family. The bird weighs 18-20 g.
The Giant Hummingbird of the Andes, measures eight and a half inches, which is about the length of a starling or an American catbird.
External links
- BirdLife Species Factsheet (http://www.birdlife.net/datazone/search/species_search.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=2001&m=0)
- http://www.hummingbirdsociety.org/photogallery - photographs of this and other hummingbird species