Plovercrest
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In São Paulo, Brazil | |
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Genus: | Stephanoxis Simon, 1897
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Species: | S. lalandi
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Stephanoxis lalandi (Vieillot, 1818)
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The plovercrest (Stephanoxis lalandi) is a species of hummingbird. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay.
Its habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forest,[1] and degraded former forest. The Plovercrest has a blue chest, green back and white flanks.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Montane = highlands below subalpine zone.
- BirdLife International 2004. Stephanoxis lalandi[permanent dead link]. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 10 July 2007.