Collared Crescentchest (Melanopareia torquata)

Other Names (World)
Collared Crescentchest, Collared Crescent-chest

Family
Melanopareiidae (Crescentchests)

Size
14 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Wied, 1831)

Habitat
Dry savanna. From sea-level - 1,400 m.

Range (Guide)

Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (10)...)

Collared Crescentchest (Melanopareia torquata) [XC427576]
by Dante Buzzetti from Jalap\u00e3o Eco Lodge, Sao Felix do Tocantins-TO, Tocantins, Brazil (canto)

Collared Crescentchest (Melanopareia torquata) [XC832925]
by id from C\u00f3rrego Batalha, Paracatu, Minas Gerais, Brazil (song)

Subspecies
Genus differs considerably from other members of family, though shows certain structural similarities with Teledromas. Subspecies bitorquata has been treated by some authors as a dark variant of rufescens.

The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

bitorquata (Wied, 1831) - Eastern Bolivia (north-eastern Santa Cruz).
rufescens Hellmayr, 1924 - Central Brazil (from southern Par� south to eastern Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais and interior S�o Paulo) and extreme eastern Paraguay.
torquata (Wied, 1831) - Eastern Brazil in southern Piau�� and western Bahia.

References
See References.

Files:

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