Violet-crowned Plovercrest (Stephanoxis loddigesii)

Other Names (World)
Violet-crowned Plovercrest, Purple-crowned Plovercrest

Family
Trochilidae (Hummingbirds)

Size
8.50 - 9.50 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Gould, 1831)

Range (Guide)

Eastern Paraguay and north-eastern Argentina (Misiones) to southern Brazil (southern S�o Paulo, Paran�, Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Sul). Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Green-crowned Plovercrest (Stephanoxis lalandi).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (26)...)

Purple-crowned Plovercrest (Stephanoxis loddigesii) [XC429051]
by Ricardo Jos\u00e9 Mitidieri from Cachoeira Saltinho, Rio dos Cedros, Santa Catarina, Brazil (song)

Purple-crowned Plovercrest (Stephanoxis loddigesii) [XC174399]
by Luis Seko Pradier from Petrol\u00e2ndia, Santa Catarina, Brazil (song)

Subspecies
Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Green-crowned Plovercrest (Stephanoxis lalandi).

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

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