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Elegant Crescentchest

Melanopareia elegans
Family
Crescentchests
Order
Passeriformes
Codes
elecre1, ELCR
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyCrescentchests (Melanopareiidae)
SpeciesMelanopareia elegans
Codeselecre1, ELCR
Identification

The Elegant Crescentchest (Melanopareia elegans) is a member of the Crescentchests family within the order Passeriformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code elecre1 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

Related Species in Crescentchests
Collared Crescentchest
Melanopareia torquata
Olive-crowned Crescentchest
Melanopareia maximiliani
Marañon Crescentchest
Melanopareia maranonica
Elegant Crescentchest photo
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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Melanopareia elegans

Family: Crescentchests

Order: Passeriformes

eBird Code: elecre1