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Purple-crowned Plovercrest

Stephanoxis loddigesii
(Gould, J, 1831)
Picaflor Copetón
Family: Trochilidae
Order: Apodiformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation Status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern
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Synonyms: Trochilus loddigesii.


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Latest feeding records
Feeding
GroupSpeciesDateUser
PlantsLoro Blanco (Bastardiopsis densiflora)30/07/2021María Alejandra Sosa
PlantsLoro Blanco (Bastardiopsis densiflora)30/07/2021Jorge La Grotteria



Number of Photography: 145

Foto
Photography ID: 652311
♂  Adult
Andresito
Misiones
Argentina
09/16/2025
Adrian Heredia
Foto
Photography ID: 643142
♀  Adult
Aristóbulo del Valle
Misiones
Argentina
07/13/2025
Marcelo Javier Wioneczak
Foto
Photography ID: 641189
♀  Adult
Área Experimental Guaraní
Misiones
Argentina
06/22/2025
Diego Oscar
Foto
Photography ID: 639086
 Iguazú
Misiones
Argentina
04/30/2025
Gustavo Marasco
Foto
Photography ID: 635677
♂  Adult
Parque Provincial Salto Encantado
Misiones
Argentina
04/25/2025
Elsa Longo
Foto
Photography ID: 630662
♂  Adult
Iguazú
Misiones
Argentina
04/05/2025
Adrian Dario Barboza
Foto
Photography ID: 628493
♂  Adult
Campo Ramón
Misiones
Argentina
01/11/2021
Tiago Vaggi



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Number of Recorded Vocalizations: 6



Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Elsa Longo07/31/2024ArgentinaMisionesParque Provincial Salto EncantadoN/AAdultNoNo
Guillermo Marcaida07/31/2024ArgentinaMisionesParque Provincial Salto EncantadoN/AAdultNoNo
Elsa Longo09/12/2018ArgentinaMisionesParque Provincial Salto EncantadoN/AAdultNoNo
Dolores Fernandez09/20/2017ArgentinaMisionesRuta Provincial 2, Reserva de Biosfera YabotíIndistinguishableN/AYesNo
Dolores Fernandez08/23/2016ArgentinaMisionesReserva de Biosfera YabotíIndistinguishableN/ANoNo
 DownloadJorge La Grotteria05/24/2010ArgentinaMisionesParque Provincial Salto Encantado♂AdultYesNo


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Number of Films: 3




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Number of Records: 336



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
241216908/01/202616:33ArgentinaMisionesSelva Iryapú (600 hectáreas), Puerto Iguazú1Gustavo Fernando Durán
239797407/12/2025ArgentinaMisionesParque Provincial Araucaria1Diego Oscar
239291427/11/202517:57ArgentinaMisionesRuta Provincial 208Silvina Collado
239469623/11/2025ArgentinaMisionesReserva de Usos Múltiples Guaraní1Julian Uriel Collado
238148823/10/2025ArgentinaMisionesReserva El puente verde, Andresito1Luis Cesar Tejo
237760914/10/2025ArgentinaMisionesLa Misión Lodge, Puerto Paraíso1Luis Cesar Tejo
237758214/10/2025ArgentinaMisionesParque Provincial Moconá2Luis Cesar Tejo
237702814/10/2025ArgentinaMisionesLa Misión Lodge, Puerto Paraíso1Daniela Espinosa
237700114/10/2025ArgentinaMisionesParque Provincial Moconá2Daniela Espinosa
237498214/10/2025ArgentinaMisionesLa Misión Lodge, Puerto Paraíso1Diego Oscar
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Purple-crowned Plovercrest (Stephanoxis loddigesii) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 10/03/2026.