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Giant Hummingbird
Patagona gigas (Vieillot, 1824)
The Giant Hummingbird (Patagona gigas) is the largest member of the hummingbird family, weighing 18-24 g (6/10 - 8/10 of an ounce) with a wingspan measuring approximately 21.5 cm (8½ in) in length, and wing strokes as slow as 12 per second. This is approximately the same length as a European Starling or a Northern Cardinal, though the Giant Hummingbird is considerably lighter due to its more slender build and fairly long bill. It is the only member of the genus Patagona. Source: Wikipedia
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Order:
Apodiformes
Family:
Trochilidae
Genus:
Patagona
Scientific:
Patagona gigas
Citation:
(Vieillot, 1824)
Reference:
Gal.Ois. p.296 pl.180
Protonym:
Trochilus gigas
Avibase ID:
59067C71DACB05F6
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/59067C71
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 555217
Geographic range:
- Patagona gigas gigas: Central and s Chile to w-central Argentina
- Patagona gigas peruviana: Andes of sw Colombia to n Chile and nw Argentina
Source: Clements checklist
Giant Hummingbird
Catalan:
Colibrí gegant
Czech:
kolibřík velký
Danish:
Kæmpekolibri
German:
Riesenkolibri
Spanish:
Colibrí Gigante
Spanish (Spain):
Colibrí Gigante
Finnish:
jättikolibri
French:
Colibri géant
Croatian:
veliki kolibrić
Hungarian:
óriáskolibri
Icelandic:
Risabríi
Italian:
Colibrì gigante
Japanese (romaji):
oohachidori
Japanese:
オオハチドリ
Lithuanian:
patagona
Dutch:
Reuzenkolibrie
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Kjempekolibri
Norwegian:
Kjempekolibri
Polish:
gigancik
Portuguese:
Beija-flor-gigante
Russian:
Исполинский колибри
Slovak:
patagónčan veľký
Serbian:
Džinovski kolibri
Swedish:
jättekolibri
Ukrainian:
Колібрі велетенський
Chinese:
巨蜂鸟
Chinese (Traditional):
巨蜂鳥
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Giant Hummingbird ( Patagona gigas) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Giant Hummingbird ( Patagona gigas) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Giant Hummingbird ( Patagona gigas) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Giant Hummingbird ( Patagona gigas) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Giant Hummingbird ( Patagona gigas) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Giant Hummingbird ( Patagona gigas) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Giant Hummingbird ( Patagona gigas) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Giant Hummingbird ( Patagona gigas) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Giant Hummingbird ( Patagona gigas) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Giant Hummingbird ( Patagona gigas) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Giant Hummingbird ( Patagona gigas) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Giant Hummingbird ( Patagona gigas) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Giant Hummingbird ( Patagona gigas) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Giant Hummingbird ( Patagona gigas) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Giant Hummingbird ( Patagona gigas) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Giant Hummingbird ( Patagona gigas) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Giant Hummingbird ( Patagona gigas) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Giant Hummingbird ( Patagona gigas) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Giant Hummingbird ( Patagona gigas) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Giant Hummingbird ( Patagona gigas) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Giant Hummingbird ( Patagona gigas) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Giant Hummingbird ( Patagona gigas) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Giant Hummingbird ( Patagona gigas) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Giant Hummingbird ( Patagona gigas) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Giant Hummingbird ( Patagona gigas) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Giant Hummingbird ( Patagona gigas) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Colibri géant ( Patagona gigas) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Colibri géant ( Patagona gigas) [version 1] |
| Clements 1st edition: Giant Hummingbird ( Patagona gigas) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Giant Hummingbird ( Patagona gigas) [version 1] |
| Clements 3rd edition: Giant Hummingbird ( Patagona gigas) [version 1] |
| Clements 4th edition: Giant Hummingbird ( Patagona gigas) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Giant Hummingbird ( Patagona gigas) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Giant Hummingbird ( Patagona gigas) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Giant Hummingbird ( Patagona gigas) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Giant Hummingbird ( Patagona gigas) [version 1] |
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| Clements 6th edition: Giant Hummingbird ( Patagona gigas) [version 1] |
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| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Giant Hummingbird ( Patagona gigas) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Giant Hummingbird ( Patagona gigas) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Giant Hummingbird ( Patagona gigas) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Giant Hummingbird ( Patagona gigas) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Giant Hummingbird ( Patagona gigas) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Giant Hummingbird ( Patagona gigas) [version 1] |
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| Clements, version 2019: Giant Hummingbird ( Patagona gigas) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.50: Giant Hummingbird ( Patagona gigas) [version 1] |
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| eBird version 2015: Giant Hummingbird ( Patagona gigas) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Giant Hummingbird ( Patagona gigas) [version 1] |
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| eBird version 2018: Giant Hummingbird ( Patagona gigas) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Giant Hummingbird ( Patagona gigas) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Giant Hummingbird ( Patagona gigas) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Giant Hummingbird ( Patagona gigas) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Giant Hummingbird ( Patagona gigas) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Giant Hummingbird ( Patagona gigas) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Giant Hummingbird ( Patagona gigas) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Giant Hummingbird ( Patagona gigas) [version 1] |
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| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Giant Hummingbird ( Patagona gigas) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Giant Hummingbird ( Patagona gigas) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Giant Hummingbird ( Patagona gigas) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Giant Hummingbird ( Patagona gigas) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Giant Hummingbird ( Patagona gigas) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Giant Hummingbird ( Patagona gigas) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Giant Hummingbird ( Patagona gigas) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Giant Hummingbird ( Patagona gigas) [version 1] |
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| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Giant Hummingbird ( Patagona gigas) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Giant Hummingbird ( Patagona gigas) [version 1] |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Giant Hummingbird ( Patagona gigas) [version 1] |
| James Lee Peters: Patagona gigas [version 1] |
| James Lee Peters (original): Patagona gigas [version 1] |
| James Lee Peters (2nd edition): Patagona gigas [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Giant Hummingbird ( Patagona gigas) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Giant Hummingbird ( Patagona gigas) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Giant Hummingbird ( Patagona gigas) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (24/10/2003): Giant Hummingbird ( Patagona gigas) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005): Giant Hummingbird ( Patagona gigas) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (16/07/2006): Giant Hummingbird ( Patagona gigas) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (26/09/2007): Giant Hummingbird ( Patagona gigas) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008): Giant Hummingbird ( Patagona gigas) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009): Giant Hummingbird ( Patagona gigas) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010): Giant Hummingbird ( Patagona gigas) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011): Giant Hummingbird ( Patagona gigas) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012): Giant Hummingbird ( Patagona gigas) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012): Giant Hummingbird ( Patagona gigas) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013): Giant Hummingbird ( Patagona gigas) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014): Giant Hummingbird ( Patagona gigas) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015): Giant Hummingbird ( Patagona gigas) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016): Giant Hummingbird ( Patagona gigas) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017): Giant Hummingbird ( Patagona gigas) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018): Giant Hummingbird ( Patagona gigas) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019): Giant Hummingbird ( Patagona gigas) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020): Giant Hummingbird ( Patagona gigas) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020): Giant Hummingbird ( Patagona gigas) [version 1] |
| South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021): Giant Hummingbird ( Patagona gigas) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Giant Hummingbird ( Patagona gigas) [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Patagona gigas [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Patagona gigas [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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Other synonyms
Catalan: Colibrí gegant
Czech: Kolibrík velký, kolibřík velký
Danish: Kæmpekolibri
German: Riesenkolibri
English: Giant Hummingbird
English, HBW: Giant Hummingbird
English (IOC): Giant Hummingbird
English (United States): Giant Hummingbird
Spanish: Colibrí Gigante, Picaflor gigante
Spanish (Argentine): Picaflor gigante
Spanish (Bolivia): Picaflor gigante
Spanish (Chile): Picaflor gigante
Spanish (Colombia): Colibrí Gigante
Spanish (Ecuador): Colibrí Gigante
Spanish (Spain): Colibrí Gigante
Spanish (HBW): Giant Hummingbird
Spanish (Peru): Colibrí Gigante
Estonian: suurkoolibri
Finnish: Jättikolibri
French: Colibri géant, Oiseau-mouche géant
Croatian: veliki kolibrić
Hungarian: óriáskolibri
Icelandic: Risabríi
Italian: Colibrì gigante
Japanese (romaji): oohachidori
Japanese: オオハチドリ
Kazakh: алып колибри
Kirghiz: дөө колибри
Scientific: Patagona gigas, Patagona gigas gigas, Trochilus gigas
Lithuanian: Patagana, patagona
Dutch: Reuzenkolibrie
Norwegian Nynorsk: Kjempekolibri
Norwegian: Kjempekolibri
Polish: gigancik, Koliber wielki
Portuguese: Beija-flor-gigante
Portuguese (Portugal): colibri-gigante
Russian: Гигантский колибри, исполинский колибри
Slovak: kolibrík veľký, patagóncan velký, patagónčan veľký
Serbian: Džinovski kolibri
Swedish: Jättekolibri
Turkish: Koca kolibri
Tatar: алып чебенкош
Ukrainian: Колібрі велетенський
Chinese: 巨蜂鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 巨蜂鳥
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