Plovercrest

Plovercrest
Green-crowned plovercrest (Stephanoxis lalandi)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Clade: Strisores
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Tribe: Trochilini
Genus:
Simon, 1897
Type species
Trochilus lalandi[1]
Vieillot, 1818
Species

S. lalandi
S. loddigesii

The two plovercrests comprise the genus Stephanoxis. They were formerly considered conspecific under the name "black-breasted plovercrest".

Species

The SACC accepted both as distinct species in 2015. The two species are:[2]

Genus Stephanoxis – Simon, 1897 – two species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Green-crowned plovercrest

Stephanoxis lalandi
(Vieillot, 1818) 		Brazil
Map of range 		Size:

Habitat:

Diet: 		 LC 


Purple-crowned plovercrest

Stephanoxis loddigesii
(Vigors, 1831) 		Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay
Map of range 		Size:

Habitat:

Diet: 		 LC 




References

  1. ^ "Trochilidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-08-05.
  2. ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (July 2020). "Hummingbirds". IOC World Bird List Version 10.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 5 January 2020.


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