Birds of the World

    PASSERIFORMES: Melanopareiidae (Crescentchests)  
Genus: Melanopareia (5 species)

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


Double-collared Crescentchest
Double-collared Crescentchest (Melanopareia bitorquata)
Range: SA: e Bolivia
Vila Bela da Santissima, Trindade, Mato Grosso, Brazil  
   
Photograph by Hector Bottai     Copyright and usage info

A new species split from the Collared Crescentchest. Note darker throat and redder front. Found in Bolivia (northeast Santa Cruz) and Brazil (west Mato Grosso)

Elegant Crescentchest
Elegant Crescentchest (Melanopareia elegans elegans)
Range: SA: w Ecuador and nw Peru
Ayampe, ManabĂ­, Ecuador  
   
Photograph by Graham Montgomery   © All Rights Reserved.


Maranon Crescentchest
Maranon Crescentchest (Melanopareia maranonica)
Range: SA: s Ecuador and n Peru
Leymebamba, Peru  
   
Photograph by Bruno Conjeaud   © All Rights Reserved.


Olive-crowned Crescentchest
Olive-crowned Crescentchest (Melanopareia maximiliani pallida)
Range: SA: sc
JV Gonzales, Salta, Argentina.  
   
Photograph by Tropical Birding (Nick Athanas)   © All Rights Reserved.


Collared Crescentchest
Collared Crescentchest (Melanopareia torquata)
Range: SA: e, c Brazil and ne Paraguay
Altiplano Leste, Brasilia,  
   
Photograph by Rodrigo Conte   © All Rights Reserved.



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