Researchers at the University of New Mexico have documented the extreme migration of giant hummingbirds, uncovering their ...
Giant hummingbirds, known scientifically as Patagona gigas, hold the title of the largest member of the hummingbird family.
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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 extreme long-distance migration for the first time and found a new ...
Perhaps “birdbrained” isn’t such an insult after all –– crows, the ubiquitous urban bird, can vocally count up to four, the ...
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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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