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 subspecies of Green-crowned Plovercrest (Stephanoxis lalandi).
Purple-crowned Plovercrest (Stephanoxis loddigesii) [XC144553]
by Jo\u00e3o Ant\u00f4nio de B. Vitto from Vale da Ferradura,Canela, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil (song)
Purple-crowned Plovercrest (Stephanoxis loddigesii) [XC112404]
by Robson Silva e Silva from Bom Jardim da Serra, Santa Catarina, Brazil (song, lek)
Subspecies
Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Green-crowned Plovercrest (Stephanoxis lalandi).