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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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Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 423246
  Adult
Cuesta de Miranda
La Rioja
Argentina
10/09/2015
María Alejandra Sosa
Foto
Photography ID: 403101
  Adult
Junin de los Andes
Neuquén
Argentina
03/18/2015
Casanovas José Luis
Foto
Photography ID: 209237
  Adult
Tilcara
Jujuy
Argentina
10/10/2015
Dora Virginia Montenegro
Foto
Photography ID: 127622
  Adult
Ocumaso
Jujuy
Argentina
12/03/2015
Santiago M. Carrillo
Foto
Photography ID: 127072
  Adult
Humahuaca
Jujuy
Argentina
10/28/2015
Andres Teran
Foto
Photography ID: 97241
  Adult
Purmamarca
Jujuy
Argentina
03/25/2015
Daniela Vazquez
Foto
Photography ID: 94195
  Adult
Purmamarca
Jujuy
Argentina
04/13/2015
Luis Fernandez Campos
Foto
Photography ID: 88356
  Adult
Villa Gesell
Buenos Aires
Argentina
02/20/2015
Jorge Salerno
Foto
Photography ID: 86388
  Adult
Purmamarca
Jujuy
Argentina
02/18/2015
Natalia Bevacqua
Foto
Photography ID: 85351
  Adult
Viña del Mar
Región de Valparaíso
Chile
02/21/2015
Diego Oscar
Foto
Photography ID: 81235
  Adult
La Serena
Región de Coquimbo
Chile
02/07/2015
Victor Illanes



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Last Vocalizations published



Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Diego Oscar02/21/2015ChileRegión de ValparaísoJardin Botanico, Viña del MarIndistinguishableAdultYesNo



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 Reports


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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
37005303/12/2015ArgentinaJujuyOcumaso, OcumasoSantiago M. Carrillo
37303001/12/2015ArgentinaJujuyRuta 40 NortePablo Eguia
35944528/10/2015ArgentinaJujuyHumahuaca2Andres Teran
35014516/10/2015ArgentinaLa RiojaCuesta de MirandaSebastián Rozadilla
35005415/10/2015ArgentinaLa RiojaSubcampamento de vialidad el cachiyuyal, Cuesta de MirandaAlexis Mauro Aranciaga Rolando
58916610/10/2015ArgentinaJujuyRuta Nacional 9 Entre Tilcara y Purmamarca, TilcaraDora Virginia Montenegro
39229909/10/2015ArgentinaLa RiojaCamping de Cachiyuyal, Cuesta de Miranda2María Alejandra Sosa
39228908/10/2015ArgentinaLa RiojaCamping de Cachiyuyal, Cuesta de MirandaMaría Alejandra Sosa
37219309/06/2015PeruCuzcoOllantaytamboSebastián Dardanelli
37187303/06/2015PeruCuzcoManu RoadSebastián Dardanelli
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Giant Hummingbird (Patagona gigas) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 29/03/2026.