Chestnut-crowned Gnateater - BirdForum Opus

Female
Photo by firecrest15
F.A.C.E. Trail, Wildsumaco, east Andes, Ecuador, April 2015

Conopophaga castaneiceps

Identification

13–14 cm (5-5½ in)
Male

• Chestnut head
• White postocular tuft

Distribution

South America: found in Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.

Taxonomy

Subspecies

There are 4 subspecies^[1]:

• C. c. chocoensis:

• Colombia (western slope of west Andes and Baudó Mountains in western Chocó)

• C. c. castaneiceps:

• Central and East Andes of Colombia to central Ecuador

• C. c. chapmani:

• Eastern slope of Andes of southern Ecuador to northern Peru (San Martín)

• C. c. brunneinucha:

• Eastern slope of Andes of central Peru (Huánuco to Cusco)

Habitat

Interiors of tall mossy rainforests, both tropical and subtropical.

Behaviour

Diet

They forage on or near the ground looking for arthropods.

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. Avibase
3. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved April 2016)

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2021) Chestnut-crowned Gnateater. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 29 April 2021 from https://www.birdforum.net/wiki/Chestnut-crowned_Gnateater

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