- Giant Hummingbird
Taxobox
name = Giant Hummingbird
status = LC
status_system = iucn3.1
image_caption = "Patagona gigas" print byJohn Gould
regnum =Animal ia
phylum = Chordata
classis =Aves
ordo =Trochiliformes
familia =Trochilidae
genus = "Patagona"
genus_authority = Gray, 1840
species = "P. gigas"
binomial = "Patagona gigas"
binomial_authority = (Vieillot,1824 )The Giant Hummingbird ("Patagona gigas") is the largest member of the
hummingbird family, weighing 18-20 g (6/10 - 7/10 of an ounce). It measures eight and a half inches in length (~23cm), which is about the length of aEuropean Starling or aGray Catbird . It is the only member of the genus "Patagona".The Giant Hummingbird is found between 2,000 and 3,800 meters (6,500-11,000 feet)
above sea level in theAndes ofSouth America , from northernEcuador to centralChile andArgentina .In
Bolivia , the Giant Hummingbird is known inQuechua as "burro q'enti". The Spanish word "burro " refers to its dull, relatively unattractive plumage compared to other locally occurring hummingbirds (e.g.Red-tailed Comet ).References
* Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern
* Fjeldsa, Jon, and Niels Krabbe. 1990. Birds of the High Andes. Zoological Museum, University of Copenhagen, Denmark. 876 pp.
External links
* [http://ibc.hbw.com/ibc/phtml/especie.phtml?idEspecie=3204 Giant Hummingbird videos] on the Internet Bird Collection
* [http://www.birdlife.net/datazone/search/species_search.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=2001&m=0 BirdLife Species Factsheet]
* [http://www.hummingbirdsociety.org/photogallery - photographs of this and other hummingbird species]
* [http://vireo.acnatsci.org/search.html?Form=Search&SEARCHBY=Common&KEYWORDS=giant+hummingbird&showwhat=images&AGE=All&SEX=All&ACT=All&Search=Search&VIEW=All&ORIENTATION=All&RESULTS=24 Giant Hummingbird photo gallery] VIREO
* [http://borderland-tours.com/v2/images/stories/borderland/photo/giant_hummingbird.jpgPhoto-Med Res] ; [http://borderland-tours.com/v2/content/view/21/40/ Article] borderland-tours
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