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==Identification==
 
==Identification==
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12.5-14 cm.
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====Male====
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* Dark grey forehead and side of head
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* White postocular plume
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* Brown crown and upperparts scaled black
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* Grey underparts with brownish tinge on flanks and belly, some birds from Chochabamba darker
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* Dark brown eye
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====Female====
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* Greatly reduced postocular tuft
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* Brown to rufous forehead and area around eye
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* White belly patch
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* Variable upperparts from dark brownish to olivaceous or washed rufous
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Juveniles with pale V-shaped marking paralleling feather edges.<br />
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''saturata'' has a browner back and a darker face and breast.
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
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[[Bolivia]] and southern [[Peru]].<br />
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Common but difficult to observe.
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
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Two subspecies recognized:
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* ''C. a. saturata'' on the eastern slope of the Andes of southern [[Peru]]
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* ''C. a. ardesiaca'' in the Andes of southeastern [[Peru]] to southern [[Bolivia]]
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Confusing range of plumage variation in [[Bolivia]], probably another yet undescribed taxon involved.
 
==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
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Dense undergrowth of moist montanes. Often around treefalls, old clearings and road edges.<br />
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Occurs at 800 to 1800 m, locally higher.
 
==Behaviour==
 
==Behaviour==
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====Diet====
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Feeds on arthropods. Captures prey by short reaches and gleans from foliage and leaf litter on or near the ground
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====Breeding====
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Few information. Fledglings recoreded in November.
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====Movements====
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This is a sedentary species.
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==References==
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#{{Ref-Clements6thAug13}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved July 2014)
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{{ref}}
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
 
{{GSearch|Slaty+Gnateater}}
 
{{GSearch|Slaty+Gnateater}}
  
  
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[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Missing Images]] [[Category:Conopophaga]]

Latest revision as of 13:34, 13 July 2014

Conopophaga ardesiaca

Identification

12.5-14 cm.

Male

  • Dark grey forehead and side of head
  • White postocular plume
  • Brown crown and upperparts scaled black
  • Grey underparts with brownish tinge on flanks and belly, some birds from Chochabamba darker
  • Dark brown eye

Female

  • Greatly reduced postocular tuft
  • Brown to rufous forehead and area around eye
  • White belly patch
  • Variable upperparts from dark brownish to olivaceous or washed rufous

Juveniles with pale V-shaped marking paralleling feather edges.
saturata has a browner back and a darker face and breast.

Distribution

Bolivia and southern Peru.
Common but difficult to observe.

Taxonomy

Two subspecies recognized:

  • C. a. saturata on the eastern slope of the Andes of southern Peru
  • C. a. ardesiaca in the Andes of southeastern Peru to southern Bolivia

Confusing range of plumage variation in Bolivia, probably another yet undescribed taxon involved.

Habitat

Dense undergrowth of moist montanes. Often around treefalls, old clearings and road edges.
Occurs at 800 to 1800 m, locally higher.

Behaviour

Diet

Feeds on arthropods. Captures prey by short reaches and gleans from foliage and leaf litter on or near the ground

Breeding

Few information. Fledglings recoreded in November.

Movements

This is a sedentary species.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2013. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.8., with updates to August 2013. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved July 2014)

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