Elegant Crescentchest
Melanopareia elegans
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMelanopareiidae (Crescentchests)
- GenusMelanopareia (Crescentchests)
- SpeciesMelanopareia elegans (Elegant Crescentchest)
Closest Relatives at Podocarpus National Park
Blue-and-white Swallow
Notiochelidon cyanoleuca
Masked Flowerpiercer
Diglossa cyanea
Lacrimose Mountain-Tanager
Anisognathus lacrymosus
Blue-necked Tanager
Stilpnia cyanicollis
Yellow-breasted Brush-Finch
Atlapetes latinuchus
Great Thrush
Turdus fuscater
Green Jay
Cyanocorax yncas
Russet-backed Oropendola
Psarocolius angustifrons
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Spectacled Redstart
Myioborus melanocephalus
Rufous-collared Sparrow
Zonotrichia capensis
Paradise Tanager
Tangara chilensis
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Elegant Crescentchest at Podocarpus National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Machalilla National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 2 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |