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Caprimulgiformes
Family
Trochilidae
Genus
Patagona
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Giant Hummingbird Patagona gigas

Iris Heynen, Peter F. D. Boesman, and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.0 — Published April 11, 2017

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Distribution of the Giant Hummingbird - Range Map
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Distribution of the Giant Hummingbird

Recommended Citation

Heynen, I., P. F. D. Boesman, and G. M. Kirwan (2017). Giant Hummingbird (Patagona gigas). In Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. Retrieved from Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive: https://birdsoftheworld.org/hbw/species/giahum1/1.0
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