Biology:Plovercrest

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Short description: Genus of birds

Plovercrest
Stephanoxis lalandi -Campos do Jordao, Sao Paulo, Brazil-8.jpg
Green-crowned plovercrest (Stephanoxis lalandi)
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Clade: Strisores
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Tribe: Trochilini
Genus: Stephanoxis
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]

Image Scientific name Common Name Distribution
Stephanoxis lalandi -Campos do Jordao, Piraju, Sao Paulo, Brazil-8.jpg Stephanoxis lalandi Green-crowned plovercrest Brazil
Stephanoxis loddigesii Violet-crester Plovercrest (male); Guapiara, São Paulo, Brazil.jpg Stephanoxis loddigesii Purple-crowned plovercrest Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay

References

  1. "Trochilidae". The Trust for Avian Systematics. https://www.aviansystematics.org/4th-edition-checklist?viewfamilies=80. 
  2. Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds (July 2020). "Hummingbirds". IOC World Bird List Version 10.2. International Ornithologists' Union. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/bow/hummingbirds/. Retrieved 5 January 2020. 

Wikidata ☰ Q10821699 entry