Birds of Ecuador

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Genus: Melanopareia (2 species, 5 worldwide)

Genus Melanopareia, Crescentchests, are small birds once thought to be tapaculos. They prefer arid scrub, and stay close to the ground.


Elegant Crescentchest (Melanopareia elegans elegans) Ayampe, Manabí, Ecuador
Photograph by Graham Montgomery © All Rights Reserved.


Maranon Crescentchest (Melanopareia maranonica) Leymebamba, Peru
Photograph by Bruno Conjeaud © All Rights Reserved.

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Experimental sites:       Peru       Venezuela       The World       Brazil       Bolivia
Really Experimental sites:       Guyana       Cuba