Purple-crowned Plovercrest
Stephanoxis loddigesii
LCLeast Concern
- Family
- Hummingbirds (Trochilidae)
- Order
- Apodiformes
Overview
The purple-crowned plovercrest, or violet-crowned plovercrest, (Stephanoxis loddigesii) is a species of hummingbird in the "emeralds", tribe Trochilini of subfamily Trochilinae. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Range and habitat
Eastern Paraguay and northeastern Argentina (Misiones) to southern Brazil.
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
Continents
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Purple-crowned plovercrest
- eBird: sightings, maps and photos
- xeno-canto: sound recordings
- Birds of the World: full species account (subscription)
- BirdLife DataZone: status and threats
- IUCN Red List (threat status)
- AviList global checklist (taxonomy)
Last updated September 29, 2026.
