Gnateaters (Conopophagidae)
Chestnut-crowned Gnateater (Conopophaga castaneiceps) - HBW 8, p. 747
French: Conophage à couronne rousse
German: Roststirn-Mückenfresser
Spanish: Jejenero Coronicastaño
Taxonomy: Conopophaga castaneiceps P. L. Sclater, 1857, “Bogotá”, Colombia.
Apparently closely allied to C. peruviana and C. ardesiaca and part of the C. lineata lineage, which is also thought to include C. roberti and, perhaps, C. melanogaster. Meets C. ardesiaca saturata in SE Cuzco, which probably marks S limit of range. Birds from W slope of C Andes of Colombia may possibly belong to an unnamed taxon, but no details available. Four subspecies currently recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- chocoensis Chapman, 1915 - W Colombia on W slope of W Andes and in W Chocó (Baudó Mts).
- castaneiceps P. L. Sclater, 1857 - C & E Andes of Colombia S to C Ecuador.
- chapmani Carriker, 1933 - E slope of E Andes from S Ecuador S to N Peru (San Martín).
- brunneinucha Berlepsch & Stolzmann, 1896 - E slope in C Peru (from Huánuco S to Cuzco).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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male and female Locality Arrierito Antioqueño Natural Reserve, Anorí, Antioquía Department, Colombia (ssp chocoensis)
David Caro 10 April 2009 1 year ago 1 min 3.2
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Adult bird feeding, no playback used
Locality Wildsumaco Lodge, Napo Province, Ecuador
sakertour 7 October 2010 1 year ago 3.4 -
Adult male in the understory.
Locality Wildsumaco Lodge, Napo Province, Ecuador (ssp castaneiceps)
Dusan Brinkhuizen 22 July 2011 44 weeks ago 3.4 -
Male captured with mist-nets.
Locality Anorí, Antioquía Department, Colombia (ssp castaneiceps)
Diego Calderon - COLOMBIA... 1 January 2001 2 years ago 3
- No sound recordings available yet
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