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In Cusco, Peru. Giant hummingbirds can be identified by their large size and characteristics such as the presence of an eye-ring, straight bill longer than the head, dull colouration, very long wings (approaching the tail tip when stowed), long and moderately forked tail, [11] tarsi feathered to the toes and large, sturdy feet.
The sword-billed hummingbird was first described as Ornismya ensifera by Auguste Boissonneau in 1839 on the basis of specimens from Santa Fé, Bogotá, Colombia. [3] It was moved to the genus Ensifera in 1843 by René Lesson. [4]
For comparison, the smaller shrews, among the smallest of all mammals, seldom live longer than 2 years. [131] The longest recorded lifespan in the wild relates to a female broad-tailed hummingbird that was banded as an adult at least one year old, then recaptured 11 years later, making her at least 12 years old. [ 132 ]
The bee hummingbird is the smallest living bird. [3] [4] Females weigh 2.6 g (0.092 oz) and are 6.1 cm (2 + 3 ⁄ 8 in) long, and are slightly larger than males, which have an average weight of 1.95 g (0.069 oz) and length of 5.5 cm (2 + 1 ⁄ 8 in). [3]
Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna) is a North American species of hummingbird.It was named after Anna Masséna, Duchess of Rivoli.. It is native to western coastal regions of North America.
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The ruby-throated hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) is a species of hummingbird that generally spends the winter in Central America, Mexico, and Florida, and migrates to Canada and other parts of Eastern North America for the summer to breed.
The hybrid between the black-chinned hummingbird and Anna's hummingbird is called "Trochilus" violajugulum.The black-chinned hummingbird is also known to hybridize with Anna's, [4] Lucifer, [4] broad-tailed, [4] and Costa's hummingbirds.