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| − | [[Image:Black-cheeked_Gnateater.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Jamfaraco|Jamfaraco}}<br /> | + | [[Image:Black-cheeked_Gnateater.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Jamfaraco|Jamfaraco}}<br />Lagoa do Peri, Florianopolis-SC, [[Brazil]] July 2005]] |
;[[:Category:Conopophaga|Conopophaga]] melanops | ;[[:Category:Conopophaga|Conopophaga]] melanops | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
'''Male''' | '''Male''' | ||
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*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 | ||
| + | [[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]] | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
[[Brazil]]. | [[Brazil]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | ====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>==== | ||
There are 3 subspecies: | There are 3 subspecies: | ||
| − | * ''C. m. | + | *''C. m. nigrifrons'': |
| − | * ''C. m. perspicillata'' | + | :*Coastal north-eastern [[Brazil]] (Paraíba to Alagoas) |
| − | * ''C. m. | + | *''C. m. perspicillata'': |
| + | :*Eastern [[Brazil]] (coastal Bahia and (?) adjacent Sergipe) | ||
| + | *''C. m. melanops'': | ||
| + | :*South-eastern [[Brazil]] (Espírito Santo to Santa Catarina) | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | Moist lowland forest, dense vegetation. | + | Moist lowland Atlantic forest, forest edges and dense vegetation. |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
The diet includes insects. | The diet includes insects. | ||
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<br />Recording by {{user|Andrew+Whitehouse|Andrew Whitehouse}} | <br />Recording by {{user|Andrew+Whitehouse|Andrew Whitehouse}} | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | Arthur Grosset | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec09}}#Arthur Grosset |
| + | #BF Member observations | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
*[http://www.arthurgrosset.com/sabirds/black-cheekedgnateater.html Arthur Grosset's Birds] | *[http://www.arthurgrosset.com/sabirds/black-cheekedgnateater.html Arthur Grosset's Birds] | ||
{{GSearch|Conopophaga+melanops}} | {{GSearch|Conopophaga+melanops}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Conopophaga]] [[Category:Bird Songs]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Conopophaga]] [[Category:Bird Songs]] | ||
Revision as of 21:15, 9 February 2010
- 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[1]
There are 3 subspecies:
- 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
The diet includes insects.
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
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Black-cheeked Gnateater. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 17 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black-cheeked_Gnateater
