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Giant Hummingbird

The Giant Hummingbird (Patagona gigas) is the largest member of the hummingbird family, weighing 6/10 7/10 of an ounce and measuring approximately 8 in in length. This is about the length of a European Starling or a Gray Catbird, though the Giant Hummingbird appears significantly smaller due to its long bill. It is the only member of the genus Patagona. In Bolivia, the Giant Hummingbird is known in Quechua as burro qenti. The Spanish word burro refers to its dull, relatively unattractive plumage compared to other locally occurring hummingbirds (e.g. Red-tailed Comet). The Giant Hummingbird is found in rather arid open woodland and scrub between 6,500-14,100 feet above sea level in the Andes of South America, from far south-western Colombia to central Chile and Argentina.

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Dimensions: 20" width x 16" height

Materials: Photographic Print - Foam Board.

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Keywords: hummingbird, giant, birds, feathers, wings

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