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The World's Largest Hummingbird
The world's largest hummingbird is a giant hummingbird from the andes in south america it weighs in at a colossal 18 to 24 grams which is just under an ounce. The giant hummingbirds length and wingspan are both about nine inches but because of their large size the giant hummingbirds wings beat very slow for a hummingbird that's about approximately 15 beats per second or 900 beats per minute. Like most hummingbirds it gets most of those calories from nectar according to national park service if a person had the metabolism of a hummingbird holy cow would have to eat 285 pounds or 129 kilos of protein each daywhich is about 320 000 calories per day.
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