Black-cheeked Gnateater (Conopophaga melanops)

Black-cheeked Gnateater (Conopophaga melanops)

Brazil

The Black-cheeked Gnateater is a Brazilian endemic distributed along the east coast from Paraíba to Santa Catarina. It is found in dense vegetation in the interior of Atlantic Rain Forest.

The male, seen here in photos 1 to 3 has a rufous crown and a black mask. Upperparts are brown with rufous on the wing-coverts. Underparts are generally grey with a contrasting white throat and a whitish belly.

The female, seen in photos 4 and 5, does not have a black mask but has a whitish line running from the lores to well behind the eye. Underparts are rufous with a white throat and whitish belly.

Male Black-cheeked Gnateater, Fazenda de Angelim, Ubatuba, São Paulo, Brazil, November 2006 - click for larger image

Female Black-cheeked Gnateater, REGUA, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, November 2006 - click for larger image

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