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'''Female''' | '''Female''' | ||
| + | [[Image:Black-cheeked Gnateater female.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Female<br />Photo by {{user|Xyko+Paludo|Xyko Paludo}}<br />[[Intervales State Park]], [[Brazil]], July 2015]] | ||
*Lacks the mask | *Lacks the mask | ||
*There is a whitish line running from lores to well behind the eye | *There is a whitish line running from lores to well behind the eye | ||
*Rufous underparts except for white throat and whitish belly | *Rufous underparts except for white throat and whitish belly | ||
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
[[Brazil]]. | [[Brazil]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | ====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> | + | ====Subspecies==== |
| − | + | There are 3 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | |
*''C. m. nigrifrons'': | *''C. m. nigrifrons'': | ||
:*Coastal north-eastern [[Brazil]] (Paraíba to Alagoas) | :*Coastal north-eastern [[Brazil]] (Paraíba to Alagoas) | ||
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Moist lowland Atlantic forest, forest edges and dense vegetation. | Moist lowland Atlantic forest, forest edges and dense vegetation. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| − | The diet | + | [[Image:3468black-cheeked gnateater.jpg|thumb|350px|right|subadult ''melanops''<br />Photo by {{user|pbono|pbono}}<br />Fazenda Angelim near Ubatuba, Rio de Janeiro, [[Brazil]], November 2003<br />Click on photo to enlarge]] |
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | The diet consists almost entirely of insects, for which they forage on or near the ground | ||
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====Vocalisation==== | ====Vocalisation==== | ||
<flashmp3>Black Cheeked Gnateater Song Regua 17h37m21s22sep2008.mp3</flashmp3><br /> | <flashmp3>Black Cheeked Gnateater Song Regua 17h37m21s22sep2008.mp3</flashmp3><br /> | ||
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#{{Ref-Clements6thDec09}}#Arthur Grosset | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec09}}#Arthur Grosset | ||
#BF Member observations | #BF Member observations | ||
| + | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved July 2015) | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
Revision as of 21:28, 18 July 2015
- Conopophaga melanops
Identification
Male
- Rufous crown
- Black mask
- Brown upperparts
- Rufous wing-coverts
- Grey underparts
- White throat
- Whitish belly
Female
- Lacks the mask
- There is a whitish line running from lores to well behind the eye
- Rufous underparts except for white throat and whitish belly
Distribution
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 3 subspecies[1]:
- C. m. nigrifrons:
- Coastal north-eastern Brazil (Paraíba to Alagoas)
- C. m. perspicillata:
- Eastern Brazil (coastal Bahia and (?) adjacent Sergipe)
- C. m. melanops:
- South-eastern Brazil (Espírito Santo to Santa Catarina)
Habitat
Moist lowland Atlantic forest, forest edges and dense vegetation.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet consists almost entirely of insects, for which they forage on or near the ground
Vocalisation
<flashmp3>Black Cheeked Gnateater Song Regua 17h37m21s22sep2008.mp3</flashmp3>
Listen in an external program
Recording by Andrew Whitehouse
References
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Arthur Grosset
- BF Member observations
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved July 2015)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Black-cheeked Gnateater. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 20 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black-cheeked_Gnateater
