Crescentchests

The crescentchests are a genus, Melanopareia, of suboscine passerine birds from South America. The genus has long been placed with the tapaculos in the family Rhinocryptidae. Their placement there has been questioned and in 2007 the genus was placed in its own family, Melanopareiidae, by the South American Classification Committee.

Espèces de cette famille

• Cordon-noir élégant Melanopareia elegans
• Cordon-noir du Maranon Melanopareia maranonica
• Cordon-noir à dos olive Melanopareia maximiliani
• Cordon-noir à col roux Melanopareia torquata

Espèces semblables comparées

• Cordon-noir du Maranon vs Cordon-noir élégant
• Cordon-noir à col roux vs Cordon-noir à dos olive