Plovercrests | |
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File:Stephanoxis lalandi -Campos do Jordao, Sao Paulo, Brazil-8.png | |
In São Paulo, Brazil | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Superorder: | Strisores |
Order: | Apodiformes |
Family: | Trochilidae |
Subfamily: | Trochilinae |
Tribe: | Trochilini |
Genus: | Stephanoxis Simon, 1897 |
Plovercrests, Stephanoxis is a genus of hummingbirds in the Trochilini tribe. It contains the following species:
- Purple-crowned Plovercrest, Stephanoxis loddigesii
- Green-crowned Plovercrest, Stephanoxis lalandi
This article is part of Project Bird Genera, a All Birds project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each genus, including made-up genera. |