- Conopophaga ardesiaca
Identification
12.5-14 cm.
Male
- Dark grey forehead and side of head
- White postocular plume
- Brown crown and upperparts scaled black
- Grey underparts with brownish tinge on flanks and belly, some birds from Chochabamba darker
- Dark brown eye
Female
- Greatly reduced postocular tuft
- Brown to rufous forehead and area around eye
- White belly patch
- Variable upperparts from dark brownish to olivaceous or washed rufous
Juveniles with pale V-shaped marking paralleling feather edges.
saturata has a browner back and a darker face and breast.
Distribution
Bolivia and southern Peru.
Common but difficult to observe.
Taxonomy
Two subspecies recognized:
- C. a. saturata on the eastern slope of the Andes of southern Peru
- C. a. ardesiaca in the Andes of southeastern Peru to southern Bolivia
Confusing range of plumage variation in Bolivia, probably another yet undescribed taxon involved.
Habitat
Dense undergrowth of moist montanes. Often around treefalls, old clearings and road edges.
Occurs at 800 to 1800 m, locally higher.
Behaviour
Diet
Feeds on arthropods. Captures prey by short reaches and gleans from foliage and leaf litter on or near the ground
Breeding
Few information. Fledglings recoreded in November.
Movements
This is a sedentary species.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2013. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.8., with updates to August 2013. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved July 2014)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Slaty Gnateater. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 6 October 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Slaty_Gnateater
