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Green-crowned Plovercrest

Stephanoxis lalandi
Family
Hummingbirds
Order
Apodiformes
Codes
plover3, GCPL
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderApodiformes
FamilyHummingbirds (Trochilidae)
SpeciesStephanoxis lalandi
Codesplover3, GCPL
Identification

The Green-crowned Plovercrest (Stephanoxis lalandi) is a member of the Hummingbirds family within the order Apodiformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code plover3 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

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White-tipped Sicklebill
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Buff-tailed Sicklebill
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Green-crowned Plovercrest photo
(c) Nigel Voaden, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Stephanoxis lalandi

Family: Hummingbirds

Order: Apodiformes

eBird Code: plover3