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Black-bellied Gnateater - BirdForum Opus

Photo by arthur grosset
Carajás, Pará, Brazil, October 2005
Conopophaga melanogaster

Identification

14·4–15·8 cm (5¾-6¼)
Male

  • Black head and underparts
  • Rufous back
  • White tuft above and behind the eye

Female

  • Grey underparts
  • Rufous crown and nape
  • Grey tuft

Distribution

Brazil and north west Bolivia.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species[1].

Habitat

Moist lowland forests.

Behaviour

Diet

Their diet consists almost entirely of arthropods, which they hunt for by hopping along fallen logs.

Vocalisation

The call resembles a gruff bark.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved October 2015)
  3. Arthur Grosset

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