Collared Crescentchest
Melanopareia torquata(Wied-Neuwied, M, 1831)
English (US) Collared Crescentchest
The Collared Crescentchest (Melanopareia torquata) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Melanopareiidae (Crescentchests) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Melanopareia torquata
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Collared Crescentchest
- Described by
- (Wied-Neuwied, M, 1831)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Melanopareia torquata torquata
- Melanopareia torquata rufescens
- Melanopareia torquata bitorquata
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Synallaxis torquatus
- Described by
- (Wied-Neuwied, M, 1831)
- Type locality
- Campo Geral of inner Brazil = campos on the Baia-Minas Gerais border.
- Original description
- Beiträge zur Naturgeschichte von Brasilien 3 p.697
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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