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Juan Fernández firecrown

Sephanoides fernandensis

The Juan Fernández firecrown (Sephanoides fernandensis) is a bird found in Chile. Found in Chile. It eats nectar. The IUCN Red List lists it as Critically Endangered.

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Scientific nameSephanoides fernandensis
RegionSouth America
Found inChile

🏡 Where the Juan Fernández firecrown lives

Found in Chile.

🍽️ What it eats

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

Critically EndangeredAlmost gone from the wild.
💡 It weighs about 9 grams. It mostly eats nectar.

Hear the Juan Fernández firecrown

Recorded by Fabrice Schmitt (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC380084. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Juan Fernández firecrown

Where does the Juan Fernández firecrown live?

The Juan Fernández firecrown lives in Chile. Found in Chile.

What does the Juan Fernández firecrown eat?

nectar (about 100%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Juan Fernández firecrown endangered?

Almost gone from the wild. Its IUCN Red List category is Critically Endangered.

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Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.