Species profile
Elegant Crescentchest
Melanopareia elegans
Quick answer
Breeding regions are SA. Breeding subregions are w Ecuador and nw Peru.
- Scientific name
- Melanopareia elegans
- Family
- Melanopareiidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Genus
- Melanopareia
- Conservation status
- Least Concern
Recording Elegant Crescentchest in your journal
When you see this bird, log the sighting with the date, the place and any photos. If it's your first, Feather Journal marks it as a lifer and adds it to your life list automatically — no spreadsheet, no re-typing.