Firecrown
The firecrowns are the genus Sephanoides of the hummingbirds. There are two species.
Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
Sephanoides sephaniodes | Green-backed firecrown | Argentina and Chile | |
Sephanoides fernandensis | Juan Fernández firecrown | Isla Róbinson Crusoe, Chile |
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