Birds of the World - Conopophaga


Slaty Gnateater (Conopophaga ardesiaca ardesiaca) Range: SA: s Peru to s Bolivia Bolivia
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Individuals range from dark grey to almost black, and to more brown/rufous (see photo). Apparently the taxonomy is still in flux (HBW).


Chestnut-belted Gnateater (Conopophaga aurita) Range: SA: w, n, ne Amazonia and the Guianas Mitu, Vaupes, Colombia
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Stays close to the ground. Female does not have black face.


Chestnut-crowned Gnateater (Conopophaga castaneiceps chocoensis) Range: SA: Colombia to c Peru Bosque Yotoco, Colombia
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Ceara Gnateater (Conopophaga cearae) Near Threatened Range: SA: ne Brazil Brazil
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Rufous Gnateater (Conopophaga lineata) Range: SA: se Altiplano Leste, Brasilia, DF, Brazil
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Black-bellied Gnateater (Conopophaga melanogaster) Male Range: SA: sc, se Amazonia Carajás National Forest, Pará, Brazil
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Black-bellied Gnateater (Conopophaga melanogaster) Female Range: SA: sc, se Amazonia Carajás National Forest, Pará, Brazil
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Male black, female grey, both with rufous back. Both have white 'postocular tuft' similar to some other gnateaters but more pronounced (HBW).


Black-cheeked Gnateater (Conopophaga melanops melanops) Male Range: SA: e, se Brazil REGUA, Cachoeiras de Macacu, RJ, Brazil
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Black-cheeked Gnateater (Conopophaga melanops) Female Range: SA: e, se Brazil Juquiá-SP, Brazil
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Ash-throated Gnateater (Conopophaga peruviana) Range: SA: w, sw Amazonia Yasuní Research Station, Orellana province, Ecuador
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Hooded Gnateater (Conopophaga roberti) Male Range: SA: ne Brazil Caxias, Maranhão, Brazil
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Black-breasted Gnateater (Conopophaga snethlageae) Range: SA: c, ec Amazonian Brazil Carajás National Forest, Pará, Brazil
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Stays close to the ground. Split (2023) from the Chestnut-belted Gnateater because of obvious differences in plumage, vocalization, and DNA. Ranges appear to overlap; this species is only found in the center of the Brazil Amazon below the Amazon river.