Bird group

Gnateaters

12 species in this group — each with its conservation status, population estimate and a short description.

Ash-throated Gnateater
Conopophaga peruviana
Least Concern≈ Not quantified

The Ash-throated Gnateater is a small understorey bird of western Amazonian forests in Peru, Brazil, Ecuador, and Colombia. It has greyish…

Black-bellied Gnateater
Conopophaga melanogaster
Least Concern≈ Not quantified

The Black-bellied Gnateater is a plump understorey bird of southwestern Amazonian forests in Brazil, Bolivia, and Peru. The male is grey…

Black-breasted Gnateater
Conopophaga snethlageae
Least Concern≈ Not quantified

The Black-breasted Gnateater is a little-known bird of Amazonian forests south of the Amazon River in Brazil. Quiet and easily overlooked,…

Black-cheeked Gnateater
Conopophaga melanops
Least Concern≈ Not quantified (common)

The Black-cheeked Gnateater is a small, rounded bird of the Atlantic forest of eastern Brazil. The male has a black face and breast and a…

Black-crowned Antpitta
Pittasoma michleri
Least Concern≈ Not quantified

The Black-crowned Antpitta is a large, ground-dwelling gnateater of humid foothill forests from Costa Rica and Panama into northwestern…

Ceara Gnateater
Conopophaga cearae
Near Threatened≈ Not quantified (declining)

The Ceara Gnateater is a Near Threatened bird restricted to isolated patches of highland Atlantic forest in northeastern Brazil. Once…

Chestnut-belted Gnateater
Conopophaga aurita
Least Concern≈ Not quantified

The Chestnut-belted Gnateater is a widespread bird of lowland Amazonian forest. Males show a black-and-chestnut breast band and the…

Chestnut-crowned Gnateater
Conopophaga castaneiceps
Least Concern≈ Not quantified

The Chestnut-crowned Gnateater is a small bird of Andean foothill forests in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. The male has a chestnut crown and…

Hooded Gnateater
Conopophaga roberti
Least Concern≈ Not quantified

The Hooded Gnateater is a bird of forests in northeastern Brazil, where the male wears a distinctive black hood. It forages low in the…

Rufous Gnateater
Conopophaga lineata
Least Concern≈ Not quantified (common)

The Rufous Gnateater is a warm reddish-brown bird of the Atlantic forest of southeastern Brazil and adjacent Paraguay and Argentina. It is…

Rufous-crowned Antpitta
Pittasoma rufopileatum
Near Threatened≈ Not quantified (declining)

The Rufous-crowned Antpitta is a striking ground bird of the wet Choco forests of western Colombia and northwestern Ecuador. It has a…

Slaty Gnateater
Conopophaga ardesiaca
Least Concern≈ Not quantified

The Slaty Gnateater is a slate-grey bird of humid Andean cloud forest in Peru and Bolivia. It hops through mossy understorey and bamboo,…