Purple-crowned plovercrest
| Purple-crowned plovercrest | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Apodiformes |
| Family: | Trochilidae |
| Genus: | Stephanoxis |
| Species: | S. loddigesii |
| Binomial name | |
| Stephanoxis loddigesii (Vigors, 1831) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Stephanoxis lalandi loddigesii | |
The purple-crowned plovercrest (Stephanoxis loddigesii) is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is a member of the genus Stephanoxis. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and heavily degraded former forest.
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