Birds of Ecuador

    PASSERIFORMES: Conopophagidae (Gnateaters)  
Genus: Conopophaga (3 species, 10 worldwide)


Chestnut-belted Gnateater
Chestnut-belted Gnateater (Conopophaga aurita)
Mitu, Vaupes, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Stays close to the ground. Female does not have black face.

Chestnut-crowned Gnateater
Chestnut-crowned Gnateater (Conopophaga castaneiceps chocoensis)
Bosque Yotoco, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


Ash-throated Gnateater
Ash-throated Gnateater (Conopophaga peruviana)
Yasuní Research Station, Orellana province, Ecuador  
   
Photograph by Tropical Birding (Nick Athanas)   © All Rights Reserved.



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