Firecrown
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| Firecrown | |
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| Sephanoides sephaniodes | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Genus: | Sephanoides G.R. Gray, 1840 |
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S. sephaniodes | |
The firecrowns are the genus Sephanoides of the hummingbirds. There are two species.
- Green-backed Firecrown, Sephanoides sephaniodes
- Juan Fernández Firecrown, Sephanoides 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
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