Tapaculos (Rhinocryptidae)
Olive-crowned Crescentchest (Melanopareia maximiliani) - HBW 8, p. 786
French: Cordon-noir à dos olive
German: Olivscheitel-Bandvogel
Spanish: Pecholuna del Chaco
Taxonomy: Synallaxis Maximiliani d’Orbigny, 1835, summit of Mount Biscachal, near Carcuata, Yungas of La Paz, Bolivia.
Genus differs considerably from other members of family, though shows certain structural similarities with Teledromas (see page 748). Race pallida, differing vocally from others, is possibly a separate species. Racial affinities of birds from C Bolivian Yungas in Cochabamba uncertain; tentatively included in race argentina. Three subspecies currently recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- maximiliani (d’Orbigny, 1835) - Yungas of W Bolivia (La Paz).
- argentina (Hellmayr, 1907) - C Bolivia (Yungas of Cochabamba, and from W Santa Cruz) S on Andean slopes to NW Argentina (S to W Córdoba and N San Luis).
- pallida Nores & Yzurieta, 1980 - SE Bolivia, and lowland Chaco of W Paraguay and N Argentina (from E Formosa S to Córdoba).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird calling. Locality Capilla del Monte, Córdoba Province, Argentina (ssp argentina)
hectorslongo 10 November 2008 10 weeks ago 9 sec 3.3 -
A front view of a bird perched on a bush Locality Tambo Area, Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia (ssp argentina)
Frank Witebsky 2004 5 years ago 14 sec 2.2
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Male perched low in a bush
Locality Siberia, Comarapa, Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia
Dubi Shapiro 12 November 2012 14 weeks ago 4.5 -
A bird singing from a fallen tree.
Locality Joaquín V. González, Salta Province, Argentina (ssp pallida)
Nick Athanas 27 November 2009 3 years ago 3
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singing Locality San José de las Salinas, Córdoba Province, Argentina
(ssp argentina)
Niels Poul Dreyer 4 November 2008 3 years ago 4 -
Song. Locality Gato Colorado, Santa Fe Province, Argentina
(ssp pallida)
Martin Manassero 29 May 2012 49 weeks ago 3
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