Firecrown

The firecrowns are the genus Sephanoides of the hummingbirds. There are two species.[1]

ImageScientific nameCommon NameDistribution
Sephanoides sephaniodes Green-backed firecrownArgentina and Chile
Sephanoides fernandensisJuan Fernández firecrownIsla Róbinson Crusoe, Chile

Firecrown
Green-backed firecrown (Sephanoides sephaniodes)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Subfamily: Trochilinae
Genus: Sephanoides
G.R. Gray, 1840
Species

S. sephaniodes
S. fernandensis


The green-backed firecrown occurs widely in Argentina and Chile, but the Juan Fernández firecrown is found solely on Isla Róbinson Crusoe, one of a three-island archipelago belonging to Chile.

Both species will hang from flower petals or leaves with their feet. They feed on nectar and insects

References

  1. Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (July 2020). "Hummingbirds". IOC World Bird List Version 10.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.