It has been suggested that Southern giant hummingbird be merged into this article. (Discuss) Proposed since May 2024. |
The giant hummingbirds are hummingbirds of the genus Patagona. The genus includes two species, the northern giant hummingbird and the southern giant hummingbird, which are the largest and second largest species of hummingbird respectively.[1]
Patagona | |
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A giant hummingbird in Chile | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Clade: | Strisores |
Order: | Apodiformes |
Family: | Trochilidae |
Subfamily: | Patagoninae |
Genus: | Patagona G.R. Gray, 1840 |
Species | |
References edit
- ^ Williamson, Jessie L.; Gyllenhaal, Ethan F.; Bauernfeind, Selina M.; Bautista, Emil; Baumann, Matthew J.; Gadek, Chauncey R.; Marra, Peter P.; Ricote, Natalia; Valqui, Thomas; Bozinovic, Francisco; Singh, Nadia D.; Witt, Christopher C. (2024-05-21). "Extreme elevational migration spurred cryptic speciation in giant hummingbirds". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 121 (21). doi:10.1073/pnas.2313599121. ISSN 0027-8424.