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Giant Hummingbird

Patagona gigas
(Vieillot, LJP, 1824)
Picaflor Gigante

Family: Trochilidae
Order: Apodiformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia

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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Synonyms: Trochilus gigas.

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Photography ID: 317230
  Adult

La Poma
Salta
Argentina
01/06/2019
Juan Sebastián Salgado
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Photography ID: 317149
  Adult

Cuesta de Miranda
La Rioja
Argentina
11/24/2018
Juan Sebastián Salgado



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
88739606/01/2019ArgentinaSaltaLa PomaJuan Sebastián Salgado
88775724/11/2018ArgentinaLa RiojaCuesta de MirandaJuan Sebastián Salgado
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Giant Hummingbird (Patagona gigas) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 22/03/2026.