Birds of Ecuador

    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.


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


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



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