Stephanoxis Simon 1897

The two plovercrests comprise the genus Stephanoxis. They were formerly considered conspecific under the name "black-breasted plovercrest".

Species

The SACC accepted both as distinct species in 2015. The two species are:^[1]

References

• South American Classification Committee (May 1, 2015). "Proposal (#664) to South American Classification Committee – Treat Stephanoxis lalandi as consisting of two species". Retrieved July 25, 2015.