Birds of Bolivia

    PASSERIFORMES: Conopophagidae (Gnateaters)  
Genus: Conopophaga (3 species, 10 worldwide)


Slaty Gnateater
Slaty Gnateater (Conopophaga ardesiaca ardesiaca)
Bolivia  
   
Photograph by Joe Tobias   © All Rights Reserved.

Individuals range from dark grey to almost black, and to more brown/rufous (see photo). Apparently the taxonomy is still in flux (HBW).

Black-bellied Gnateater
Black-bellied Gnateater (Conopophaga melanogaster) Male
Carajás National Forest, Pará, Brazil  
   
Photograph by Hector Bottai     Copyright and usage info

Black-bellied Gnateater
Black-bellied Gnateater (Conopophaga melanogaster) Female
Carajás National Forest, Pará, Brazil  
   
Photograph by Hector Bottai     Copyright and usage info

Male black, female grey, both with rufous back. Both have white 'postocular tuft' similar to some other gnateaters but more pronounced (HBW).

Ash-throated Gnateater
Ash-throated Gnateater (Conopophaga peruviana)
Yasuní Research Station, Orellana province, Ecuador  
   
Photograph by Tropical Birding (Nick Athanas)   © All Rights Reserved.



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