How do you identify an Olive-crowned Crescentchest?

The olive-crowned crescentchest is 15 cm (5.9 in) long. Full identification notes are on this page.

How big is an Olive-crowned Crescentchest?

The Olive-crowned Crescentchest is a small sized bird weighing about 18 g.

Where can you see an Olive-crowned Crescentchest?

The Olive-crowned Crescentchest occurs in 3 countries, including Argentina, Bolivia and Paraguay.

What birds look similar to an Olive-crowned Crescentchest?

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

Is the Olive-crowned Crescentchest endangered?

The Olive-crowned Crescentchest is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Olive-crowned Crescentchest

Melanopareia maximiliani

Crescentchests · Passeriformes · Rare

The Olive-crowned Crescentchest (Melanopareia maximiliani) is a rare crescentchest found in 3 countries, weighing about 18 g. The olive-crowned crescentchest is a species of bird in the family Melanopareiidae.

Least ConcernRareEats invertebrateswoodlanddome nest18 g

Olive-crowned Crescentchest (Melanopareia maximiliani), photo 1 — Photo: Celina Emilia Iratchet · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Olive-crowned Crescentchest (Melanopareia maximiliani), photo 2 — Photo: Gabriel Reinoso Franchino · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Olive-crowned Crescentchest (Melanopareia maximiliani), photo 3 — Photo: Jose Luis Navarro · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Olive-crowned Crescentchest (Melanopareia maximiliani), photo 4 — Photo: Gabriel Reinoso Franchino · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Olive-crowned Crescentchest (Melanopareia maximiliani), photo 5 — Photo: Gabriel Reinoso Franchino · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Olive-crowned Crescentchest (Melanopareia maximiliani), photo 6 — Photo: Tomás Carranza Perales · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Olive-crowned Crescentchest (Melanopareia maximiliani), photo 7 — Photo: Tomás Carranza Perales · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Olive-crowned Crescentchest (Melanopareia maximiliani), photo 8 — Photo: Nicolas Olejnik · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Olive-crowned Crescentchest (Melanopareia maximiliani), photo 9 — Photo: David F. Belmonte · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Olive-crowned Crescentchest (Melanopareia maximiliani), photo 10 — Photo: Johannes S. · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

About the Olive-crowned Crescentchest

The olive-crowned crescentchest is a species of bird in the family Melanopareiidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, and Paraguay.

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How to identify it

The olive-crowned crescentchest is 15 cm (5.9 in) long. Males weigh 17.1 to 18.0 g (0.60 to 0.63 oz), one female weighed 16.7 g (0.59 oz), and unsexed specimens weighed 16.9 to 18.2 g (0.60 to 0.64 oz). The nominate subspecies' crown and upperparts are olive-brown, the throat deep buff, and the chest and belly ochraceous. It has a narrow buff supercilium with a black mask below and a black crescent and chesnut band between the throat and chest. M. m. argentina is similar but has paler underparts. M. m. Voice: The nominate olive-crowned crescentchest and M. m. argentina have two songs, one described as "chuck" notes and the other as "chi" notes . The song of M. m. pallida is faster . The species' call is described as "chit chuck" .

Where it lives

Argentina Bolivia Paraguay

When to see it

Best months: January, February, March, April, May, August, September, October, November, December, with peak activity in October. It is a variable species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

How do you identify an Olive-crowned Crescentchest?: The olive-crowned crescentchest is 15 cm (5.9 in) long. Full identification notes are on this page.
How big is an Olive-crowned Crescentchest?: The Olive-crowned Crescentchest is a small sized bird weighing about 18 g.
Where can you see an Olive-crowned Crescentchest?: The Olive-crowned Crescentchest occurs in 3 countries, including Argentina, Bolivia and Paraguay.
What birds look similar to an Olive-crowned Crescentchest?: The Olive-crowned Crescentchest is most easily confused with the Elegant Crescentchest, the Collared Crescentchest and the Maranon Crescentchest.
Is the Olive-crowned Crescentchest endangered?: The Olive-crowned Crescentchest is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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