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.
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