Species names in all available languages
Language | Common name |
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Catalan | colibrí gegant |
Czech | kolibřík velký |
Dutch | Reuzenkolibrie |
English | Giant Hummingbird |
English (United States) | Giant Hummingbird |
French | Colibri géant |
French (France) | Colibri géant |
German | Riesenkolibri |
Icelandic | Risabríi |
Japanese | オオハチドリ |
Norwegian | kjempekolibri |
Polish | gigancik |
Russian | Исполинский колибри |
Serbian | Džinovski kolibri |
Slovak | patagónčan veľký |
Slovenian | Orjaški kolibri |
Spanish | Colibrí Gigante |
Spanish (Argentina) | Picaflor Gigante |
Spanish (Chile) | Picaflor gigante |
Spanish (Ecuador) | Colibrí Gigante |
Spanish (Peru) | Colibrí Gigante |
Spanish (Spain) | Colibrí gigante |
Swedish | jättekolibri |
Turkish | Koca Kolibri |
Ukrainian | Колібрі велетенський |
Revision Notes
Paola Velásquez-Noriega, M. J. Sepúlveda Mallea, and Fernando Medrano revised the text. This work was done as part of a partnership with ROC. Peter Pyle contributed to the Plumages, Molts, and Structure page. JoAnn Hackos, Barbara Klaus, Robin K. Murie, and Daphne R. Walmer copyedited the account. Arnau Bonan Barfull curated the media.
Patagona gigas (Vieillot, 1824)
Definitions
- PATAGONA
- gigas
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
Giant Hummingbird Patagona gigas Scientific name definitions
Version: 3.0 — Published November 22, 2023
Revision History
Birds of the World
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Version 3.0
- Full Revision
- November 22, 2023
- Giant Hummingbird Patagona gigas
Authors
Paola Velásquez-Noriega, Maria Jesus S. Mallea, Fernando Medrano, Iris Heynen, and Peter Pyle
Revisors
Paola Velásquez-Noriega, Fernando Medrano, and Peter Pyle
Recommended Citation
Velásquez-Noriega, P., M. J. S. Mallea, F. Medrano, I. Heynen, and P. Pyle (2023). Giant Hummingbird (Patagona gigas), version 3.0. In Birds of the World (F. Medrano and B. K. Keeney, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.giahum1.03
Revision Notes
Paola Velásquez-Noriega, M. J. Sepúlveda Mallea, and Fernando Medrano revised the text. This work was done as part of a partnership with ROC. Peter Pyle contributed to the Plumages, Molts, and Structure page. JoAnn Hackos, Barbara Klaus, Robin K. Murie, and Daphne R. Walmer copyedited the account. Arnau Bonan Barfull curated the media.
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Version 2.0
- Full Revision
- January 28, 2022
- Giant Hummingbird Patagona gigas
Authors
Fernando Medrano, Maria Jesus S. Mallea, Iris Heynen, Peter F. D. Boesman, and Guy M. Kirwan
Revisors
Fernando Medrano and Maria Jesus S. Mallea
Recommended Citation
Medrano, F., M. J. S. Mallea, I. Heynen, P. F. D. Boesman, and G. M. Kirwan (2022). Giant Hummingbird (Patagona gigas), version 2.0. In Birds of the World (T. S. Schulenberg and B. K. Keeney, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.giahum1.02
Revision Notes
Fernando Medrano and M. J. Sepúlveda revised the text. This work was done as part of a partnership with ROC. JoAnn Hackos, Barbara Klaus, Robin K. Murie, and Daphne R. Walmer copyedited the account. Tammy Zhang curated the media.
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Version 1.0
- March 4, 2020
- Giant Hummingbird Patagona gigas
Authors
Iris Heynen, Peter F. D. Boesman, and Guy M. Kirwan
Recommended Citation
Heynen, I., P. F. D. Boesman, and G. M. Kirwan (2020). Giant Hummingbird (Patagona gigas), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.giahum1.01
Handbook of the Birds of the World
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Last Published Version
- April 11, 2017
- Giant Hummingbird Patagona gigas
Authors
Iris Heynen, Peter F. D. Boesman, and Guy M. Kirwan
Revisors
Peter F. D. Boesman and Guy M. Kirwan
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.