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Southern Giant Hummingbird

Southern Giant Hummingbird

prepares to take flight. Photo credit: Chris Witt

Jessie Williamson (r.) and co-author

Jessie Williamson (r.) and co-author

Natalia Ricote affix a satellite transmitter to a Southern Giant Hummingbird in Chile. Photo credit: Chris Witt

Jessie Williamson explains Southern Giant Hummingbird

Jessie Williamson explains Southern Giant Hummingbird

migratory routes to biologists at the Centro de Ornitología y Biodiversidad headquarters in Lima, Peru. Photo credit: Kyana Montoya

Co-author Emil Bautista removes cactus

Co-author Emil Bautista removes cactus

to make way for mist nets that will capture Northern Giant Hummingbirds in the mountains of Peru. Photo credit: Jessie Williamson

Field camp in the mountains

Field camp in the mountains

of Lima Department Peru at 12,500 feet in elevation. Photo credit: Jessie Williamson

How miniature backpacks led to the discovery of the world’s largest hummingbird species

May 13, 2024

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