Birds of Brazil

    PASSERIFORMES: Melanopareiidae (Crescentchests)  
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.


Double-collared Crescentchest
Double-collared Crescentchest (Melanopareia bitorquata)
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)

Collared Crescentchest
Collared Crescentchest (Melanopareia torquata)
Altiplano Leste, Brasilia,  
   
Photograph by Rodrigo Conte   © All Rights Reserved.



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