Gnateaters (Conopophagidae)
Black-cheeked Gnateater (Conopophaga melanops) - HBW 8, p. 745
French: Conophage à joues noires
German: Rotscheitel-Mückenfresser
Spanish: Jejenero Carinegro
Taxonomy: Platyrhynchos melanops Vieillot, 1818, South America; restricted to near Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
See page 735. Possibly closest to C. aurita. Races not clearly defined either morphologically or geographically, and taxonomy confused. Contrary to some published statements, black frontal band of male present in all populations; this band perhaps tends to be broader in N than in S, but very variable even at a single locality, and so unreliable for any taxonomic diagnosis; also, variation in other plumage characters, e.g. presence of spots on wing-coverts or extent of grey or white in underparts, shows no apparent geographical pattern. Race perspicillata possibly not tenable. Fu.. View all taxonomy...
See page 735. Possibly closest to C. aurita. Races not clearly defined either morphologically or geographically, and taxonomy confused. Contrary to some published statements, black frontal band of male present in all populations; this band perhaps tends to be broader in N than in S, but very variable even at a single locality, and so unreliable for any taxonomic diagnosis; also, variation in other plumage characters, e.g. presence of spots on wing-coverts or extent of grey or white in underparts, shows no apparent geographical pattern. Race perspicillata possibly not tenable. Further study, especially of long series of specimens, needed in order to clarify situation. Three subspecies provisionally recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- nigrifrons Pinto, 1954 - coastal NE Brazil from Paraíba S to Alagoas.
- perspicillata (M. H. K. Lichtenstein, 1823) - coastal Bahia; recent records in adjacent Sergipe, to N, presumably of this race.
- melanops (Vieillot, 1818) - SE Brazil from Espírito Santo S to Santa Catarina.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Bird view. Locality Linhares, Espirito Santo State, Brazil
(ssp melanops)
Noé Eiterer 3 February 2013 1 week ago ADDED LAST MONTH 4 -
Male singing in the Atalntic Rainforest. Locality Itatiaia National Park, Brazil
Antonio Silveira 1 August 2000 45 weeks ago 4 -
Male calls in the forest near the river. Locality Juréia Itatins Ecological Station, São Paulo State, Brazil
Antonio Silveira 15 August 2011 49 weeks ago 4 -
Alarm calls from a female. Locality Guapi Açu Ecological Reserve (REGUA), Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil
(ssp melanops)
Bradley Davis 16 May 2006 3 years ago 3
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