Sephanoides sephaniodes
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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. The green-backed firecrown is monotypic. It shares its genus only with the Juan Fernandez firecrown (S. fernandensis). The specific epithet sephaniodes is sometimes misspelled sephanoides to match the genus.
The green-backed firecrown is 10 to 10.5 cm (3.9 to 4.1 in) long. Males weigh about 5.5 g (0.19 oz) and females about 5 g (0.18 oz). The species is sexually dimorphic, with larger, short-billed males, and smaller, longer-billed females. Adults of both sexes have bronzy green upperparts, slaty green wings and tails, and pale buff underparts with black and green spots. Adult males have the eponymous iridescent red-yellow crown. Juveniles of both sexes have rusty feather edges on the head and their underparts have a cinnamon tone. Because the young are sexually monochromatic, it is difficult to assign a sex to them.
The green-backed firecrown is found in Chile from south of the Atacama Region all the way... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park | 🇨🇱 Chile | |
| 2 | Nahuel Huapi National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 3 | Tierra del Fuego National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 4 | Torres del Paine National Park | 🇨🇱 Chile |
No species of the same family or order lives in Tierra del Fuego National Park, so these are its closest relatives here: other birds.
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Green-backed Firecrown sighting in Tierra del Fuego National Park on a given day, based on 30 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 61st most-seen of the 78 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March–April and September–October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Green-backed Firecrown in Tierra del Fuego National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May, July–August and November–February, the lowest months. June has too few records to rate.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Green-backed Firecrown sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Green-backed Firecrown sightings, Tierra del Fuego National Park ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park (Chile, about 80%) and Nahuel Huapi National Park (Argentina, about 30%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Green-backed Firecrown is recorded against all the birds logged in Tierra del Fuego National Park (30 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
