#stephanoxis lalandi

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Green-crowned Plovercrest by Michael W. Potter Via Flickr: Green-crowned Plovercrest is a species of hummingbird named after its distinctive crown and a long thin crest that is somewhat like that of Lapwings — a group in the same family (Charadriidae) as Plovers. This is a Brazilian endemic (thus a lifer for me), found only in a relatively small area in the southeast of the country. I saw this wonderful species on the slopes of Pico da Caledônia — a mountain near the city of Nova Friburgo in Rio de Janeiro State.

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Green-crowned Plovercrest (Stephanoxis lalandi)

© Tomaz Melo

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Green-crowned Plovercrest

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Plovercrest por Mélanie and Kyle Elliott Via Flickr: Plovercrest lekking along the Agulhas Negras road early one morning. Followed the tips in Honkala & Niiranen's guidebook, which is one of the most beautiful bird-finding guides around and does a wonderful job of highlighting the ecotourism value of the remnant Atlantic forest in the region. Definitely Brazil's most charismatic hummer.

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January 23, 2016 - Green-crowned Plovercrest (Stephanoxis lalandi)

Found in southern Brazil, these small hummingbirds eat nectar from native and introduced flower species. Females lack the purple plumage of males and have smaller green crests. The violet-crested variety (loddigesii) is now usually considered a separate species, though both were previously known as subspecies of Plovercrests.

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Plovercrest - Stephanoxis lalandi

The stylish Plovercrest, Stephanoxis lalandi (Apodiformes - Trochilidae), a South American hummingbird distinctive by its long, tapered crest, small size, and short tail. 

Photo credit: ©Fábio N. Manfredini | Locality: Intervales State Park, Ribeirão Grande, São Paulo, Brazil (2013)

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Plovercrest  (Green-crowned Plovercrest, Black-breasted Plovercrest)

The Plovercrest is a small, beautiful hummingbird belonging to the species Stephanoxis lalandi (Apodiformes - Trochilidae), distinguished from all  other hummingbirds species by their characteristic long, tapered crest, small size, and short tail.

Males (pictured) are mostly glossy green with an iridescent violet throat and breast. The female is similar, but has a shorter crest and is dull white below.

This species occurs in southern Brazil, eastern Paraguay, and northeastern Argentina (Missiones). Both photos show the subspecies S. lalandi lalandi, which is found only in eastern Brazil.

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Photo credit: ©Nigel Voaden | Locality: Pico de Caledonia, Nova Friburgo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | [Top] - [Bottom]

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Beija-Flor de topete - Stephanoxis lalandi | ©Vitor Mariano de Almeida  (Itatiaia, RJ, Brazil)

Stephanoxis lalandi (Apodiformes - Trochilidae), commonly known as the Plovercrest or Black-breasted plovercrest, has a characteristic long, tapered crest, a small size, and short tail that distinguish it from all other hummingbirds.

The male is mostly glossy green with an iridescent violet throat and breast. Males of the nominate race have green crowns and crests, while those of the race S. l. loddigesii from the southern part of the range have blue crowns and crests. The female is similar, but has a shorter crest and is dull white below.

This species occurs in southern Brazil, eastern Paraguay, and northeastern Argentina.

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