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Olive-crowned Crescentchest
Melanopareia maximiliani
Olive-crowned Crescentchest (Melanopareia maximiliani) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of South America.
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The Olive-crowned Crescentchest (Melanopareia maximiliani) is a member of the Melanopareiidae family found in South America. Adults weigh 18 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Melanopareiidae Crescentchests
- Genus Melanopareia
- Species maximiliani
Quick facts
- Weight
- 18 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Melanopareiidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Olive-crowned Crescentchest is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of dense woodland, it forages mainly on the ground.
Migration
The Olive-crowned Crescentchest is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Olive-crowned Crescentchest (Melanopareia maximiliani) belongs to the Melanopareiidae family of the order Passeriformes. Its range spans South America. Its distribution covers SA sc.
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 18 g, with a wing length of about 5.2 cm and a tail of around 7.2 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 752,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Olive-crowned Crescentchest?
The Olive-crowned Crescentchest is a small bird that weighs around 18 g.
Where does the Olive-crowned Crescentchest live?
The Olive-crowned Crescentchest is found across South America with a range covering SA sc, where it is typically found in wooded and forested habitats.
What family does the Olive-crowned Crescentchest belong to?
The Olive-crowned Crescentchest (Melanopareia maximiliani) belongs to the Melanopareiidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Olive-crowned Crescentchest eat?
The Olive-crowned Crescentchest is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Olive-crowned Crescentchest migrate?
The Olive-crowned Crescentchest is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Olive-crowned Crescentchest endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Olive-crowned Crescentchest make?
1 real field recording of the Olive-crowned Crescentchest — including its song — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Olive-crowned Crescentchest's range?
The Olive-crowned Crescentchest has a mapped global range of about 752,000 km².
Conservation
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