Olive-crowned Crescentchest
A species of Crescentchests Scientific name : Melanopareia maximiliani Genus : Crescentchests
Olive-crowned Crescentchest, A species of Crescentchests
Botanical name: Melanopareia maximiliani
Genus: Crescentchests
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Description
Description
The olive-crowned crescentchest (Melanopareia maximiliani) is a species of bird in the family Melanopareiidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia and Paraguay. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland.
Size
15 cm
Feeding Habits
Olive-crowned Crescentchest, whose diet details are not well-recorded, typically forages alone or occasionally in pairs. Olive-crowned Crescentchest primarily hops near the ground under dense cover, indicative of ground-based foraging behavior.
Habitat
The olive-crowned Crescentchest typically dwells in arid scrublands and grassy regions with interspersed diminutive shrubs. Its preferred environment encompasses the shrub-dominated dry areas often found within broad, tropical to subtropical graspings. Additionally, it inhabits the dense saw grass zones adjacent to thicket borders in the lowland Chaco region.
Dite type
Insectivorous
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Perching birds Family
Crescentchests Genus
Crescentchests Species
Olive-crowned Crescentchest