Hummingbirds

Southern Giant Hummingbird

Patagona gigas

The Southern Giant Hummingbird (Patagona gigas) is a 20 g scrub bird that eats mostly nectar. Some populations migrate.

Family

Hummingbirds

Order

Apodiformes

Weight

20 g

Habitat

Shrubland

Diet

Fruit and nectar

Migration

Partial migrant

Countries recorded

5

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