![A large, drab-colored hummingbird perches on the spike of a cactus.](https://media.audubon.org/2024-06/IMG_4268.jpg?width=233&height=200&auto=webp&quality=10&fit=crop&disable=upscale&enable=upscale&blur=100)
Scientists Discover World's Largest Hummingbird Hiding in Plain Sight
June 07, 2024 —
Groundbreaking research has resulted in a surprising split of the species known as the Giant Hummingbird, and one of the birds just happens to be slightly bigger than the other.