Green-backed firecrown
Sephanoides sephaniodes (R. Lesson & Garnot, 1827)
The green-backed firecrown (Sephanoides sephaniodes) is a species in the family Trochilidae, order Apodiformes. Recorded adults weigh 4.7 g to 5.7 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the green-backed firecrown
- Weight
- 4.7 g – 5.7 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Nectarivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- human_modifiedsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 2src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Aerialsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the green-backed firecrown live?
Not recorded
What is the green-backed firecrown?
The green-backed firecrown (Sephanoides sephaniodes) is a hummingbird in the "coquettes", tribe Lesbiini of subfamily Lesbiinae. It is found in Argentina, mainland Chile, and the Juan Fernández Islands.
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Is the green-backed firecrown endangered?
The green-backed firecrown is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.
How is the green-backed firecrown classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderApodiformes
- familyTrochilidae
- genusSephanoides
- SpeciesSephanoides sephaniodes (R. Lesson & Garnot, 1827)
Synonyms Eustephanus burtoni, Mellisuga kingii, Orthorhynchus sephaniodes, Sephanoides galeritus, Sephanoides sephaniodes sephaniodes, Sephanoides sephanoides, Sephanoides sephanoides sephanoides, Trochilus galeritus
Other names and names in other languages (31)
- pinzáMapuche
- kolibřík chilskýCzech
- IldkronekolibriDanish
- ChilekolibriGerman
- ĉilia kolibroEsperanto
- PicaflorSpanish
- Colibrí australSpanish
- Picaflor chicoSpanish
- Picaflor rubíSpanish
- tulipääkolibriFinnish
- Colibri du ChiliFrench
- Coquette du ChiliFrench
- zlatnokapi kolibrićCroatian
- chilei kolibriHungarian
- Capo di fuoco dorsoverdeItalian
- ベニイタダキハチドリJapanese
- čilinis liepsnavainikis kolibrisLithuanian
- VuurkroonkolibrieDutch
- fernandezik chilijskiPolish
- colibri-australPortuguese
- beija-flor-australPortuguese
- Beija-flor-chilenoPortuguese
- Чилийская диадемаRussian
- Чилийский огненношапочный колибриRussian
- plamienok ohnivohlavýSlovak
- Vatroglavi kolibri zelenih leđaSerbian
- eldkronekolibriSwedish
- Şili KolibrisiTurkish
- колібрі вогнеголовийUkrainian
- 綠背火冠蜂鳥Chinese
- 绿背火冠蜂鸟Chinese
Relatives of the green-backed firecrown
Other species in the same genus Sephanoides.
Juan Fernández firecrown
Sephanoides fernandensis
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the green-backed firecrown?
An adult green-backed firecrown weighs 4.7 g – 5.7 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the green-backed firecrown endangered?
The green-backed firecrown is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the green-backed firecrown?
The green-backed firecrown (Sephanoides sephaniodes) belongs to the family Trochilidae in the order Apodiformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
- An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles · CC0 1.0 · E096-269
Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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