• Synonyms Giant Hummingbird (Southern), Giant Hummingbird (gigas), Giant Hummingbird (nominate)
  • Old latin name for bird Trochilus gigas

Giant Hummingbirdbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, © Ross Gallardy
    Bolivia
  • 2.
    Call, © Fabrice Schmitt
    Chile
  • 3.
    Call, © Manuel Sanchez-Nivicela
    Ecuador
  • 4.
    Song, © Fernando Medrano
    Chile
  • 5.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Peru
  • 6.
    Aggressive call, flight call, © Charlie Vogt
    Ecuador
  • 7.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Peru
  • 8.
    Call, © Ross Gallardy
    Bolivia
  • 9.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Peru
  • 10.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Peru
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API
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Where to see Giant Hummingbird

  • Breeding region South America
  • Breeding subregion s Colombia to c Chile

Giant Hummingbird subspecies (2)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Patagona gigas gigasc, s Chile and wc Argentina-No
Patagona gigas peruvianasw Colombia to n Chile and nw Argentina-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansReusekolibrie (Suidelike)
BulgarianГигантско колибри (ssp. gigas)
Catalancolibrí gegant (gigas), colibrí gegant
Chinese巨蜂鸟
Chinese (Traditional)巨蜂鳥
Croatianveliki kolibrić, veliki kolibrić (južni)
Czechkolibřík velký, kolibřík velký (ssp. gigas), Kolibrík velký
DanishKæmpekolibri, Kæmpekolibri (Sydlig)
Dutch(Argentijnse) Reuzenkolibrie, Reuzenkolibrie
Esperantogiganta kolibro
Estoniansuurkoolibri, suurkoolibri (ssp. gigas)
Finnishjättikolibri (gigas), jättikolibri
FrenchOiseau-mouche géant, Colibri géant (nominale), Colibri géant (gigas), Colibri géant (nominal), Colibri géant (race nominale), Colibri géant, Patagon géant
GermanRiesenkolibri (gigas), Riesenkolibri
Hungarianóriáskolibri
IcelandicRisabríi (gigas), Risabríi
IndonesianKolibri-raksasa selatan
ItalianColibrì gigante
Japaneseオオハチドリ
Kazakhалып колибри
LithuanianPatagana, patagona
Norwegiankjempekolibri (gigas), kjempekolibri
Norwegian NynorskKjempekolibri
Polishgigancik, Koliber wielki, gigancik (gigas)
PortugueseBeija-flor-gigante, colibri-gigante
RussianИсполинский колибри, Гигантский колибри
SerbianJužni džinovski kolibri, Džinovski kolibri
Slovakpatagóncan velký, patagónčan veľký (veľký), kolibrík veľký, patagónčan veľký
SpanishColibrí gigante, Colibrí Gigante (Sureño), Picaflor gigante
Swedishjättekolibri (gigas), jättekolibri
Tatarалып чебенкош
TurkishKoca Kolibri, Koca Kolibri (gigas)
Ukrainianколібрі велетенський