Juan Fernandez Firecrown
Sephanoides fernandensis(King, PP, 1831)
English (US) Juan Fernandez Firecrown
The Juan Fernandez Firecrown (Sephanoides fernandensis) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Trochilidae (Hummingbirds) in the order Apodiformes.
- Scientific name
- Sephanoides fernandensis
- Order
- Apodiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Critically Endangered
- English (US)
- Juan Fernandez Firecrown
- Described by
- (King, PP, 1831)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Sephanoides fernandensis fernandensis
- Sephanoides fernandensis leyboldi
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Trochilus Fernandensis
- Described by
- (King, PP, 1831)
- Type locality
- Island of Juan Fernandez.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Committee of Science and Correspondence of the Zoological Society of London 1, no.3 p.30
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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