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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: 485943
  Adult
Yavi
Jujuy
Argentina
02/18/2022
Maria Belén Dri



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
240662813/12/2025ArgentinaTucumánAcceso los Cardones, Parque Provincial Cumbres CalchaquíesMaria Belén Dri
172771822/02/2023ArgentinaTucumánCascada Los Alisos, Tafí del ValleMaria Belén Dri
155762018/02/2022ArgentinaJujuyYaviMaria Belén Dri
116258701/01/2020ArgentinaTucumánAcceso los Cardones, Parque Provincial Cumbres CalchaquíesMaria Belén Dri
111827208/10/2019ArgentinaLa RiojaFamatinaMaria Belén Dri
111830107/10/2019ArgentinaLa RiojaEstación 3 del Cable CarrilMaria Belén Dri
111834606/10/2019ArgentinaLa RiojaCuesta de MirandaMaria Belén Dri
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Giant Hummingbird (Patagona gigas) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 23/03/2026.