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Chestnut-belted Gnateater
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Songbirds & other perching birds

Chestnut-belted Gnateater

Conopophaga aurita (Gmelin, 1789)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishChestnut-belted Gnateater
DutchCayennemuggeneter
SpanishJejenero orejudo
Chinese栗带食蚊鸟
Scientific nameConopophaga aurita (Gmelin, 1789)

About this species

The chestnut-belted gnateater (Conopophaga aurita) is a species of bird in the family Conopophagidae, the gnateaters. It is found in the Amazon Basin of northern Brazil, southern Colombia and eastern Peru and Ecuador; also the Guianan countries of Guyana, Suriname and eastern French Guiana.

Its natural habitat is tropical moist lowland forest.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyConopophagidae
GenusConopophaga

In Suriname

23Records in Suriname
1961First record
2024Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini19
  • Brokopondo1

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

Records by month

All years combined.

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