Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Hummingbirds :: Plovercrest

Plovercrest Stephanoxis lalandi

Described by: Vieillot (1818)
Alternate common name(s): Black-breasted Plovercrest, Violet-crested Plovercrest, DeLalande's Plovercrest, Loddiges's Plovercrest
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Itatiaia National Park, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Nov 20, 2008 © Lou Hegedus  Itatiaia National Park, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Aug, 2004 © Tom Stephenson  Itatiaia National Park, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Aug, 2004 © Tom Stephenson  Abelardo Luz, Santa Catarina, Brazil - Aug 15, 2007 © Glauco Kohler 
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Range

Ex. se. tropical South America;
(1) Se. Brazil.
(2) S. Brazil and Paraguay to ne. Argentina.

Videos

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Sounds

No sounds are available for this species

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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