Researchers strapped tiny backpacks to hummingbirds to study migration and discovered the world’s largest hummingbird species is distinct from another type of giant hummingbird.

R esearchers with the University of New Mexico (UNM) have discovered where a new species of hummingbird travels after breeding by placing miniature backpacks with tracking devices on the giant hummingbird, solving a mystery swirling since the 19th century, according to the university.

Researchers at the University of New Mexico (UNM) have unraveled a centuries-old mystery concerning the migration patterns of a newly ident.

For years, the Giant Hummingbird reigned supreme among its kind. But a team of dedicated researchers, led by Jessie Williamson, a National Science Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow, has unveiled a fascinating truth: this seemingly monolithic species is actually a case of stunning evolutionary deception.

Researchers at UNM identified a new species of giant hummingbird that migrates between Chile and Peru, revealing its migration routes and genetic distinctiveness through innovative tracking and genome sequencing.