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Marañón crescentchest

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Passeriformes

Genus
  
Melanopareia

Higher classification
  
Crescentchest

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Melanopareiidae

Scientific name
  
Melanopareia maranonica

Rank
  
Species

Similar
  
Crescentchest, Elegant crescentchest, Bird, Blackish tapaculo, Unicolored tapaculo

The Marañón crescentchest (Melanopareia maranonica) is a species of bird in the Melanopareiidae family. It is found in the Andes of far southern Ecuador and northern Peru.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

Marañón crescentchest Wikipedia