Purple-crowned plovercrest

Stephanoxis loddigesii is a species of hummingbird known by the common names purple-crowned plovercrest, violet-crested plovercrest, and violet-crowned plovercrest.[3] It is native to Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay.[1]

Stephanoxis loddigesii by A. Bertrand

Purple-crowned plovercrest
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Apodiformes
Family: Trochilidae
Genus: Stephanoxis
Species:
S. loddigesii
Binomial name
Stephanoxis loddigesii
(Vigors, 1831)
Synonyms

Stephanoxis lalandi loddigesii

References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Stephanoxis loddigesii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22725761A94901895. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22725761A94901895.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  3. Stephanoxis loddigesii. AviBase.


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