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Photo © by Eduardoo
Jama, Manabí, Ecuador 26th February 2022

Melanopareia elegans



Distribution

South America: found in Ecuador and Peru.

Taxonomy

Subspecies

There are 2 subspecies^[1]:

• M. e. elegans:

• Arid south-western Ecuador (north to Manabí and extreme southern Pichincha)

• M. e. paucalensis:

• Arid north-western Peru (southern to La Libertad)

Photo © by Wilson Diaz
Chaparri lodge. Lambayeque, Peru, 20 September 2014

Habitat

Dry forests.

References

1. Clements, J. F., P. C. Rasmussen, T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, A. Spencer, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, M. Smith, and C. L. Wood. 2024. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2024. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Lepage D. (2020) Avibase Retrieved 26 August 2020

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Elegant Crescentchest. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 17 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Elegant_Crescentchest

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