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
Referencesedit
^"Trochilidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-08-05.
^Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (July 2020). "Hummingbirds". IOC World Bird List Version 10.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
ITIS
January 01, 1970
firecrown, firecrowns, genus, sephanoides, hummingbirds, green, backed, firecrown, sephanoides, sephaniodes, scientific, classification, domain, eukaryota, kingdom, animalia, phylum, chordata, class, aves, clade, strisores, order, apodiformes, family, trochili. The firecrowns are the genus Sephanoides of the hummingbirds Firecrown Green backed firecrown Sephanoides sephaniodes Scientific classification Domain Eukaryota Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Aves Clade Strisores Order Apodiformes Family Trochilidae Tribe Lesbiini Genus SephanoidesG R Gray 1840 Type species Mellisuga kingii 1 Vigors 1827 Species S sephaniodes S fernandensisSpecies editThere are two species 2 Genus Sephanoides G R Gray 1840 two species Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population Green backed firecrown nbsp Sephanoides sephaniodes Lesson amp Garnot 1827 Argentina and Chile nbsp Size Habitat Diet LC Juan Fernandez firecrown nbsp Sephanoides fernandensis King 1831 Two subspecies S f fernandensis S f leyboldi Isla Robinson Crusoe Chile nbsp Size Habitat Diet CR The green backed firecrown occurs widely in Argentina and Chile but the Juan Fernandez firecrown is found solely on Isla Robinson 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 insectsReferences edit Trochilidae aviansystematics org The Trust for Avian Systematics Retrieved 2023 08 05 Gill Frank Donsker David Rasmussen Pamela eds July 2020 Hummingbirds IOC World Bird List Version 10 2 International Ornithologists Union Retrieved 2 January 2020 ITIS Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Firecrown amp oldid 1197077423, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
