How do you identify a Collared Crescentchest?

The collared crescentchest is 14.5 cm (5.7 in) long. Full identification notes are on this page.

How big is a Collared Crescentchest?

The Collared Crescentchest is a small sized bird weighing about 17 g.

Where can you see a Collared Crescentchest?

The Collared Crescentchest occurs in 3 countries, including Brazil, Paraguay and Bolivia.

What birds look similar to a Collared Crescentchest?

The Collared Crescentchest is most easily confused with the Elegant Crescentchest, the Olive-crowned Crescentchest and the Maranon Crescentchest.

Is the Collared Crescentchest endangered?

The Collared Crescentchest is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Collared Crescentchest

Melanopareia torquata

Crescentchests · Passeriformes · Rare

The Collared Crescentchest (Melanopareia torquata) is a rare crescentchest found in 3 countries, weighing about 17 g. The collared crescentchest is a species of suboscine passerine bird in the family Melanopareiidae.

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Collared Crescentchest (Melanopareia torquata), photo 1 — Photo: Bruno Luka de Souza Bambirra Silveira · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Collared Crescentchest (Melanopareia torquata), photo 2 — Photo: Bruno Luka de Souza Bambirra Silveira · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Collared Crescentchest (Melanopareia torquata), photo 3 — Photo: Bruno Luka de Souza Bambirra Silveira · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Collared Crescentchest (Melanopareia torquata), photo 4 — Photo: Bruno Luka de Souza Bambirra Silveira · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Collared Crescentchest (Melanopareia torquata), photo 5 — Photo: Bruno Luka de Souza Bambirra Silveira · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Collared Crescentchest (Melanopareia torquata), photo 6 — Photo: Bruno Luka de Souza Bambirra Silveira · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Collared Crescentchest (Melanopareia torquata), photo 7 — Photo: Bruno Luka de Souza Bambirra Silveira · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Collared Crescentchest (Melanopareia torquata), photo 8 — Photo: Bruno Luka de Souza Bambirra Silveira · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Collared Crescentchest (Melanopareia torquata), photo 9 — Photo: Bruno Luka de Souza Bambirra Silveira · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Collared Crescentchest (Melanopareia torquata), photo 10 — Photo: Bruno Luka de Souza Bambirra Silveira · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

About the Collared Crescentchest

The collared crescentchest is a species of suboscine passerine bird in the family Melanopareiidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay.

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How to identify it

The collared crescentchest is 14.5 cm (5.7 in) long. Two unsexed specimens of M. t. rufescens weighed 16.5 and 18.0 g (0.58 and 0.63 oz). The nominate subspecies' back and rump are brown and the underparts buff. The crown of the head is gray brown. It has a narrow white supercilium edged with black, a rufous "collar" on the back of the neck, and a black band across the breast. Subspecies M. t. rufescens is almost identical but its crown is reddish brown. Both sexes of collared crescentchest sing year round, usually from atop a low shrub.

Where it lives

Brazil Paraguay Bolivia

When to see it

The Collared Crescentchest can be seen all year round, with peak activity in October. It is a resident species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

How do you identify a Collared Crescentchest?: The collared crescentchest is 14.5 cm (5.7 in) long. Full identification notes are on this page.
How big is a Collared Crescentchest?: The Collared Crescentchest is a small sized bird weighing about 17 g.
Where can you see a Collared Crescentchest?: The Collared Crescentchest occurs in 3 countries, including Brazil, Paraguay and Bolivia.
What birds look similar to a Collared Crescentchest?: The Collared Crescentchest is most easily confused with the Elegant Crescentchest, the Olive-crowned Crescentchest and the Maranon Crescentchest.
Is the Collared Crescentchest endangered?: The Collared Crescentchest is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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