Green-crowned plovercrest

The green-crowned plovercrest (Stephanoxis lalandi) is a species of hummingbird. It is endemic to Brazil, where it has a large range but is considered to be uncommon.[1] Like most if not all hummingbirds, their diet consists of arthropods and nectar, and males will form leks with other males in order to attract females.[2] [3]

Green-crowned plovercrest
In São Paulo, Brazil
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Genus: Stephanoxis
Species:
S. lalandi
Binomial name
Stephanoxis lalandi
(Vieillot, 1818)

References

  1. BirdLife International. 2014. Stephanoxis lalandi. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014. Downloaded on 15 August 2016.
  2. Aurélio Pizo, Marco (March 2012). "Lek Behavior of the Plovercrest (Stephanoxis lalandi, Trochilidae)". The Wilson Journal of Ornithology. 124 (1): 106–112. doi:10.1676/11-055.1. ISSN 1559-4491.
  3. "Green-crowned Plovercrest (Stephanoxis lalandi)". www.hbw.com. Retrieved 2019-05-31.


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