Plovercrest
| Plovercrest | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Green-crowned plovercrest (Stephanoxis lalandi) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Subfamily: | Trochilinae |
| Genus: | Stephanoxis Simon, 1897 |
| Species | |
|
S. lalandi | |
The two plovercrests comprise the genus Stephanoxis. They were formerly considered conspecific. The SACC accepted both as distinct species in 2015. The two species are:
- Green-crowned plovercrest (Stephanoxis lalandi)
- Purple-crowned plovercrest (Stephanoxis loddigesii)
References
- South American Classification Committee (May 1, 2015). "Proposal (#664) to South American Classification Committee – Treat Stephanoxis lalandi as consisting of two species". Retrieved July 25, 2015.
This article is issued from
Wikipedia.
The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike.
Additional terms may apply for the media files.