Green-backed Firecrown (Sephanoides sephaniodes)

Other Scientific Names
Sephanoides sephanoides [Stotz et al. (1996)]

Family
Trochilidae (Hummingbirds)

Size
9 - 11 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Lesson, 1827)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical montane moist forest, high altitude shrubland, temperate shrubland. From sea-level - 2,000 m.

Range (Guide)

Argentina, Chile.

Vagrant to Falkland Islands (Malvinas), South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.

Chile (south of Atacama) and adjacent western Argentina (Neuqu�n to Santa Cruz) south to Tierra del Fuego; Juan Fernández Is. southern populations winter northern into east-central Argentina.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (54)...)

Green-backed Firecrown (Sephanoides sephaniodes) [XC832250]
by Gabriel Morales from Estancilla, Valdivia, Chile (uncertain)

Green-backed Firecrown (Sephanoides sephaniodes) [XC870889]
by Cristian Pinto Fernandez from Estancilla, Valdivia, Chile (uncertain)

Subspecies
Genus seems to be closely related to a high-Andean lineage that includes Lesbia, Metallura, Oreonympha and Oreotrochilus. Sister-species relationship with Juan Fernandez Firecrown (Sephanoides fernandensis) supported by recent DNA studies. Present generic name based on misspelling of species name; some recent authors have erroneously transferred spelling of generic name to species name, thus referring to "Sephanoides sephanoides". In past, alternatively listed as Sephanoides galeritus, although the historical justification for this is doubtful since that name cannot be identified as present species.

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

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