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Giant hummingbird. The giant hummingbird feeds mainly on nectar, visiting a range of flowers. [19] The female giant hummingbird has been observed ingesting sources of calcium (sand, soil, slaked lime and wood ash) after the reproductive season to replenish the calcium used in egg production; the low calcium content of nectar necessitates these ...
The giant hummingbird is widely distributed throughout the length of the Andes on both the east and west sides. [4] It typically inhabits the higher altitude scrubland and forests that line the slopes of the Andes during the summer and then retreats to similar, lower altitude habitats in winter months.
The northern giant hummingbird (Patagona peruviana) is the largest species of hummingbird and one of two species of the genus Patagona. [2]It and the sympatric southern giant hummingbird (P. gigas) were once considered the same species, i.e., the giant hummingbird, though some researchers have already classified them as different species or subspecies in the past.
Hummingbirds are the smallest mature birds, measuring 7.5–13 cm (3–5 in) in length. The smallest is the 5 cm (2.0 in) bee hummingbird, which weighs less than 2.0 g (0.07 oz), and the largest is the 23 cm (9 in) giant hummingbird, weighing 18–24 grams (0.63–0.85 oz).
Agastache rupestris in bloom.. Agastache (/ ˌ æ ɡ ə ˈ s t ɑː k iː /) is a genus of aromatic flowering herbaceous perennial plants in the family Lamiaceae.It contains 22 species, mainly native to North America, one species native to eastern Asia.
Traditionally included in this order, by far the largest hummingbird species is the giant hummingbird (Patagona gigas) of the Andes Mountains. "Giant" is a relative term among the hummingbirds, the smallest-bodied variety of birds, with the giant hummingbird species weighing up to 24 g (0.85 oz) with a length of 23 cm (9.1 in). [65]
Giant hummingbird: Patagona gigas (Vieillot, 1824) 196 Violet-chested hummingbird: Sternoclyta cyanopectus (Gould, 1846) 197 Scissor-tailed hummingbird: Hylonympha macrocerca Gould, 1873: 198 Rivoli's hummingbird: Eugenes fulgens (Swainson, 1827) 199 Talamanca hummingbird: Eugenes spectabilis (Lawrence, 1867) 200 Fiery-throated hummingbird
Steely-vented hummingbird, Saucerottia saucerottei; Indigo-capped hummingbird, Saucerottia cyanifrons (E-CO) Chestnut-bellied hummingbird, Saucerottia castaneiventris (E-CO) Green-bellied hummingbird, Saucerottia viridigaster (E-SA) Copper-rumped hummingbird, Saucerottia tobaci (E-SA) Rufous-tailed hummingbird, Amazilia tzacatl