Green-crowned Plovercrest (Stephanoxis lalandi) [XC677795]
by JAYRSON ARAUJO DE OLIVEIRA from Itamonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil (call, song)
Green-crowned Plovercrest (Stephanoxis lalandi) [XC351026]
by Jeremy Minns from Itatiaia National Park. Agulhas Negras road, Brazil (song)
Subspecies
Subspecies loddigesii sometimes considered a distinct species.
The following 2 subspecies are recognised:
lalandi (Vieillot, 1818) - Eastern Brazil (southern Minas Gerais, Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro, north-eastern São Paulo).
loddigesii (Gould, 1831) - Eastern Paraguay and north-eastern Argentina (Misiones) to southern Brazil (southern São Paulo, Paraná, Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Sul). Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Violet-crowned Plovercrest (Stephanoxis loddigesii).