Collared Crescentchest (Melanopareia torquata)
About the Collared Crescentchest
The collared crescentchest (Melanopareia torquata) is a species of suboscine passerine bird in the family Melanopareiidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay. The collared crescentchest was formally described in 1831 by the German naturalist Prince Maximilian of Wied-Neuwied under the binomial name Synallaxis torquatus. The specific epithet is Latin meaning "collared". Wied-Neuwied specified the locality as the "Campo Geral" of inner Brasil. This is the grassland on the border between the Brazilian states of Bahia and Minas Gerais. The collared crescentchest is now one of four crescentchests placed in the genus Melanopareia that was introduced in 1853 by the German naturalist Ludwig Reichenbach. Three subspecies are recognised: M. t. torquata (Wied-Neuwied, M, 1831) – east Brazil
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 60 recordings for this species: 4 CC BY-NC-SA. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Elegant CrescentchestMelanopareia elegansrecording
- Maranon CrescentchestMelanopareia maranonicarecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.