Marañón crescentchest [SEP] parent taxon
Marañón crescentchest
The Marañón crescentchest ("Melanopareia maranonica") is a species of bird in the Melanopareiidae family. It is found in the Andes of far southern Ecuador and northern Peru.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.
two species, the elegant crescentchest and Marañón crescentchest, have a more restricted distribution in Peru and Ecuador.
Little is known about the behaviour of the crescentchests. The only species about which anything is known about the breeding behaviour is the olive-crowned crescentchest. That species is a seasonal breeder. The nest of that species is a 15 cm high cup made of vegetable fibres and palm fronds, hidden in grasses or low shrubs close to the ground. The clutch size is two to three eggs, the eggs are