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 routes and genetic distinctiveness through innovative tracking and genome ...
Giant hummingbirds, known scientifically as Patagona gigas, hold the title of the largest member of the hummingbird family.
Now, new research has revealed that there are two distinct species of giant hummingbird in South America — the northern giant hummingbird that lives year-round in the Andes, and the migratory ...
The Giant Hummingbird of western South America is not one species but two, according to an international group of researchers ...
The Giant Hummingbird of western South America ... said senior author Chris Witt at the University of New Mexico. "The two species do overlap on their high elevation wintering grounds.
University of New Mexico researchers have discovered a new species of giant hummingbird that migrates over 13,000 feet in elevation from Chile to Peru, covering over 5,200 miles. The team, led by ...
The out-and-back journey is longer than the distance from New York City to Istanbul, Turkey. The researchers are proposing straightforward common names: Northern Giant Hummingbird and Southern Giant ...