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) [XC18199]
by Adrian Eisen Rupp from 07021 Banhado do Pontal da Barra - Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (call)
Purple-crowned Plovercrest (Stephanoxis loddigesii) [XC388362]
by Glauco Kohler from Intervales State Park, S\u00e3o Paulo, Brazil (song)
Subspecies
Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Green-crowned Plovercrest (Stephanoxis lalandi).