About the Elegant Crescentchest
The elegant crescentchest is a species of bird in the family Melanopareiidae. It is found in Ecuador and Peru.
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The elegant crescentchest is 14.5 cm (5.7 in) long. Males weigh 16.0 to 20.2 g (0.56 to 0.71 oz) and females 15.5 to 19.0 g (0.55 to 0.67 oz) Males of both subspecies have a black crown, nape, and mask and a creamy supercilium. The back and rump are olive-brown. Its throat is white or pale buff that is darker around the margins and a black "bib" is below it. The upper chest is dark chestnut fading to tawny on the flanks and belly. The nominate female is similar, but the crown is sooty and there is no dark chestnut on the chest. The female M. e. Voice: The elegant crescentchest's song is "a series of..."chuck" notes" . Its scold call is "a dry penetrating churr" .
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What the Elegant Crescentchest sounds like
Where it lives
When to see it
Peak activity in January · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
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