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
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Binomial name | |
Stephanoxis loddigesii (Vigors, 1831)
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Synonyms | |
Stephanoxis lalandi loddigesii |
Stephanoxis loddigesii is a species of hummingbird known by the common names purple-crowned plovercrest, violet-crested plovercrest, and violet-crowned plovercrest.[2] It is native to Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay.[1]
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Stephanoxis loddigesii by A. Bertrand
References[]
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ Stephanoxis loddigesii. AviBase.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Stephanoxis
- Birds of Brazil
- Birds of Paraguay
- Birds described in 1831
- Hummingbird stubs