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 (2016). "Stephanoxis lalandi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22725751A94901707. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22725751A94901707.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  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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