Giant Hummingbird Patagona gigas Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (25)
- Subspecies (2)
Paola Velásquez-Noriega, Maria Jesus S. Mallea, Fernando Medrano, Iris Heynen, and Peter Pyle
Version: 3.0 — Published November 22, 2023
Revision Notes
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| 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)
PROTONYM:
Trochilus gigas
Vieillot, 1824. La Galerie des Oiseaux du Cabinet d'Histoire Naturelle du Jardin du Roi (etc.) 1, p.296 pl.180.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Brazil, error = Chile, restricted to Valparaiso by Hellmayr, antea, p. 230.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- PATAGONA
- gigas
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Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
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ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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