Plovercrest
The two plovercrests comprise the genus Stephanoxis. They were formerly considered conspecific under the name "black-breasted plovercrest".
| Plovercrest | |
|---|---|
| Green-crowned plovercrest (Stephanoxis lalandi) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Clade: | Strisores |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Tribe: | Trochilini |
| Genus: | Stephanoxis Simon, 1897 |
| Type species | |
| Trochilus lalandi Vieillot, 1818 | |
| Species | |
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S. lalandi | |
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