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Stephanoxis loddigesii (Purple-crowned Plovercrest)

Synonyms: Stephanoxis lalandi loddigesii; Trochilus loddigesii

Wikipedia Abstract

Stephanoxis loddigesii is a species of hummingbird known by the common names purple-crowned plovercrest, violet-crested plovercrest, and violet-crowned plovercrest. It is native to Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay.
View Wikipedia Record: Stephanoxis loddigesii

Attributes

Clutch Size [1]  2
Incubation [1]  15 days

Prey / Diet

Aechmea calyculata[1]
Aechmea recurvata[1]
Billbergia nutans (Queen's-Tears)[1]

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0