Melanopareia elegans

Melanopareia elegans, south Ecuador

Melanopareia elegans — distribution map

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Formicaroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha Cladus: Crurotarsi Cladus: Archosauria Cladus: Avemetatarsalia Cladus: Ornithodira Cladus: Dinosauromorpha Cladus: Dinosauriformes Cladus: Dracohors Cladus: Dinosauria Cladus: Saurischia Cladus: Eusaurischia Subordo: Theropoda Cladus: Neotheropoda Cladus: Averostra Cladus: Tetanurae Cladus: Avetheropoda Cladus: Coelurosauria Cladus: Tyrannoraptora Cladus: Maniraptoromorpha Cladus: Maniraptoriformes Cladus: Maniraptora Cladus: Pennaraptora Cladus: Paraves Cladus: Eumaniraptora Cladus: Avialae Classis/Infraclassis: Aves Cladus: Avebrevicauda Cladus: Pygostylia Cladus: Ornithothoraces Cladus: Ornithuromorpha Cladus: Carinatae Subclassis/Parvclassis: Neornithes Infraclassis/Cohors: Neognathae Cladus: Neoaves Cladus: Telluraves Cladus: Australaves Ordo: Passeriformes Subordo: Tyranni Infraordo: Tyrannides Parvordo: Furnariida Superfamilia: Formicaroidea

Familia: Melanopareiidae
Genus: Melanopareia
Species: Melanopareia elegans
Subspecies: M. e. elegans – M. e. paucalensis

Name

Melanopareia elegans (Lesson, 1844)

• Type locality: Guayaquil, western Ecuador.

Combinations

• Synallaxis elegans (protonym)

Synonyms

• Formicivora speciosa Salvin, 1876 Ibis p. 494

References

• Lesson, R.P. 1844. Catalogue des oiseaux nouveaux ou peu connus de la collection Abeillé. L'Écho du monde savant et l'Hermès: journal analytique des nouvelles et des cours scientifiques (2) 11 no.4 col.80–81; no.7 col.155–158; no.8 col.182–184; no.9 col.203–207;no.12 col.275–277 BHL; no.13 col.302–304 BHL; no.15 col.347–349 BHLReference page.  Original description no. 13 col. 303 BHL

Vernacular names

English: Elegant crescentchest
español: Pecholuna elegante

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