Giant Hummingbird (Patagona gigas)
This photograph corresponds to a record of Giant Hummingbird (Patagona gigas) made in Reserva Natural Pampa de la Viuda Agustina, La Rioja, Argentina on 13/10/2025. The photograph was published by Carlos De Biagi and is part of the EcoRegistros biodiversity database.
Author's comments:
Visto por los tres integrantes del grupo, en el momento de fotografiar se pone detrás de las flores y solo se ven los extremos de las alas el vientre acanelado, algo de las subcaudales blancuzcas y las patitas.
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Record
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum / Division: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Scientific name: | Patagona gigas |
| English Name: | Giant Hummingbird |
| Spanish Name: | Picaflor Gigante |
| Portuguese Name: | |
| Sex: | Indistinguishable |
| Life stage: | Adult |
| Registration date: | 13/10/2025 |
| Country: | Argentina |
| Province / Department: | La Rioja |
| Location or protected area: | Reserva Natural Pampa de la Viuda Agustina |
| Location accuracy: | Low |
| Belonging: | Native |
| Condition: | Wild |
| Certainty: | Photographed |
| Reproduction information: | No |
| PHOTOGRAPHY | |
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| Photography ID: | 656916 View Full Record |
| Manufacturer: | NIKON CORPORATION |
| Camera model: | NIKON D7200 |
| Shutter speed: | 1/800 |
| Aperture: | 8.0 |
| ISO Sensitivity: | 900 |
| Focal length: | 600mm |
| Creation date: | 2025:10:13 15:19:42 |
| Using Flash: | No |
| Publication date: | 10/16/2025 21:22:57 |
