- Conopophaga lineata
Identification
13cm. short tail and fairly long legs. Reddish-brown, white stripe above the eye (grey in the female) which ends in a tuft of feathers, short tail, long legs.
Distribution
Brazil, Paraguay, north-eastern Argentina and Uruguay.
Taxonomy
Two subspecies are recognized:[1]
- C.l. lineata
- C.l. vulgaris
Formerly considered conspecific with Ceara Gnateater.
Habitat
Forest understory and bushes.
Behaviour
They build a cup-shaped nest in a tree, made of sticks and moss. 2 buff-coloured eggs, oval or slightly conical in shape, are laid.
The diet includes insects.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2010. IOC World Bird Names (version 2.7). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.
- SACC baseline read March 2010
