| Firecrown | |
|---|---|
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| Green-backed firecrown (Sephanoides sephaniodes) | |
Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Tribe: | Lesbiini |
| Genus: | Sephanoides G.R. Gray, 1840 |
| Type species | |
| Mellisuga kingii[1] Vigors, 1827 | |
| Species | |
S. sephaniodes | |
Thefirecrowns are the genusSephanoides of thehummingbirds.
There are two species.[2]
| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green-backed firecrown
| Sephanoides sephaniodes (Lesson & Garnot, 1827) | Argentina and Chile | Size: Habitat: Diet: | LC |
| Juan Fernández firecrown
| Sephanoides fernandensis (King, 1831) Two subspecies
| Isla Róbinson Crusoe, Chile | Size: Habitat: Diet: | CR |
The green-backed firecrown occurs widely inArgentina andChile, but the Juan Fernández firecrown is found solely onIsla Róbinson Crusoe, one of a three-island archipelago belonging toChile.
Both species will hang from flower petals or leaves with their feet. They feed on nectar andinsects
