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Black-cheeked Gnateater
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Songbirds & other perching birds

Black-cheeked Gnateater

Conopophaga melanops (Vieillot, 1818)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishBlack-cheeked Gnateater
DutchZwartwangmuggeneter
SpanishJejenero Carinegro
Chinese黑颊食蚊鸟
Scientific nameConopophaga melanops (Vieillot, 1818)

About this species

The black-cheeked gnateater (Conopophaga melanops) is a species of bird in the family Conopophagidae endemic to Brazil. The male is distinguished by its orange crown, black face and white throat, while the female has brown plumage.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyConopophagidae
GenusConopophaga

In Suriname

1Records in Suriname

Where it has been recorded

  • Paramaribo1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

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