About the Ash-throated Gnateater
The ash-throated gnateater is a species of bird in the family Conopophagidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, and Peru.
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The ash-throated gnateater is 11 to 12 cm (4.3 to 4.7 in) long and weighs 22 to 26 g (0.78 to 0.92 oz). The male's face, back, and breast are gray, with the back being darker and having a brownish wash. The crown is brownish, the throat white, and there is a white tuft behind the eye. The lower belly is brown. The female's face and breast are rufous and the upper parts are brown. Voice: The ash-throated gnateater's song has been described as "hollow-sounding hwrickik! notes and as a "bisyllabic 'sneezing sound'" . One of its calls is .
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What the Ash-throated Gnateater sounds like
Where it lives
When to see it
Peak activity in May · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Hooded GnateaterConopophaga robertiThe hooded gnateater is 11 to 14 cm (4.3 to 5.5 in) long.
Black-breasted GnateaterConopophaga snethlageaeThe black-breasted gnateater is a species of bird in the family Conopophagidae.
Slaty GnateaterConopophaga ardesiacaThe slaty gnateater is 12.5 to 14 cm (4.9 to 5.5 in) long, and 57 specimens had a mean weight of 26.3 g (0.93 oz).
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