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Green-backed Firecrown (Sephanoides sephaniodes) - HBW 5, p. 635

French: Colibri du Chili German: Chilekolibri Spanish: Colibrí Austral

Taxonomy: Orthorhynchus [sic] sephaniodes Lesson, 1827, Bahía de Concepción Talcahuano, Chile.
Genus seems to be closely related to a high-Andean lineage that includes Lesbia, Metallura, Oreonympha and Oreotrochilus. Sister-species relationship with S. 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 S. galeritus, although the historical justification for this is doubtful since that name cannot be identified as p.. View all taxonomy...

Taxonomy: Orthorhynchus [sic] sephaniodes Lesson, 1827, Bahía de Concepción Talcahuano, Chile.
Genus seems to be closely related to a high-Andean lineage that includes Lesbia, Metallura, Oreonympha and Oreotrochilus. Sister-species relationship with S. 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 S. galeritus, although the historical justification for this is doubtful since that name cannot be identified as present species. Monotypic.

Distribution: Chile (S of Atacama) and adjacent W Argentina (Neuquén to Santa Cruz) S to Tierra del Fuego; Juan Fernández Is. S populations winter N into EC Argentina.

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