Ash-throated Gnateater - BirdForum Opus

Photo © by Thibaud
Parque Nacional Yanachaga Chemillén, Pasco, Peru, 30 August 2020

Conopophaga peruviana

Identification

11–12 cm (4¼-4¾ in)
Male

• Brown crown
• Brown upperparts
• Grey sides to head
• White post-ocular tufts

Distribution

South America: found from eastern Ecuador to eastern Peru, northern Bolivia and western Amazonian Brazil

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species^[1].

Habitat

Moist lowland forest interiors; often seen around small clearings.

Behaviour

Diet

They feed on or near the ground. The diet consisting of small arthropods in the leaf litter or low leaves.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Whitney, B. (2020). Ash-throated Gnateater (Conopophaga peruviana), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.astgna1.01

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Ash-throated Gnateater. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 7 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Ash-throated_Gnateater

External Links

Search for photos of Ash-throated Gnateater in the gallery

GSearch checked for 2020 platform.