The world’s largest hummingbird has been hiding in plain sight for centuries — and scientists only discovered the species is distinct from another giant species after attaching tiny backpacks ...

Researchers at the University of New Mexico have documented the extreme migration of giant hummingbirds, uncovering their ...

Researchers at UNM identified a new species of giant hummingbird that migrates between Chile and Peru, revealing its migration ...

Giant hummingbirds, known scientifically as Patagona gigas, hold the title of the largest member of the hummingbird family.

The giant hummingbird of western South America is not one species but two, an international group of researchers has found.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Researchers from the University of New Mexico documented the world’s largest hummingbird’s ...

Charles Darwin did not know where the hummingbirds came from. In 1834, when his ship the Beagle anchored in central Chile, he saw them flit past, sometimes hovering, and surprisingly big.

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University of New Mexico researchers have discovered a new species of giant hummingbird that migrates over 13,000 feet in ...

Measured against a typical nectar feeder, the size of a Giant Hummingbird is even more astonishing. Credit: © Xiaoni Xu ...