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Giant hummingbird

The male is bigger than the female, but they both have grey-green feathers on the upper body, with a metallic shine to it, with red lower body and white feathers on the back.

Scientific name
Patagona gigas
Family
Trochilidae
Distribution
From southern Antofagasta to Laja Lagoon.
Habitat
In fields with tress and bushes.

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