How big is a Black-breasted Gnateater?

The Black-breasted Gnateater is a small sized bird weighing about 26 g.

Where can you see a Black-breasted Gnateater?

The Black-breasted Gnateater is endemic to Brazil, which is the only country where it occurs.

What birds look similar to a Black-breasted Gnateater?

The Black-breasted Gnateater is most easily confused with the Hooded Gnateater, the Ash-throated Gnateater and the Black-bellied Gnateater.

Is the Black-breasted Gnateater endangered?

The Black-breasted Gnateater is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Black-breasted Gnateater

Conopophaga snethlageae

Gnateaters · Passeriformes · Legendary

The Black-breasted Gnateater (Conopophaga snethlageae) is a legendary gnateater found only in Brazil, weighing about 26 g. The black-breasted gnateater is a species of bird in the family Conopophagidae.

Least ConcernLegendaryEndemicEats invertebratesforest26 g

Black-breasted Gnateater (Conopophaga snethlageae), photo 1 — Photo: Christoph Moning · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Black-breasted Gnateater (Conopophaga snethlageae), photo 2 — Photo: Christoph Moning · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Black-breasted Gnateater (Conopophaga snethlageae), photo 3 — Photo: Christoph Moning · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Black-breasted Gnateater (Conopophaga snethlageae), photo 4 — Photo: Christoph Moning · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Black-breasted Gnateater (Conopophaga snethlageae), photo 5 — Photo: Christoph Moning · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Black-breasted Gnateater (Conopophaga snethlageae), photo 6 — Photo: Christoph Moning · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Black-breasted Gnateater (Conopophaga snethlageae), photo 7 — Photo: Christoph Moning · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Black-breasted Gnateater (Conopophaga snethlageae), photo 8 — Photo: Christoph Moning · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Black-breasted Gnateater (Conopophaga snethlageae), photo 9 — Photo: Christoph Moning · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Black-breasted Gnateater (Conopophaga snethlageae), photo 10 — Photo: Christoph Moning · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

About the Black-breasted Gnateater

The black-breasted gnateater is a species of bird in the family Conopophagidae. It is found in Amazonian Brazil.

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Where it lives

Brazil

When to see it

Best months: January, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December, with peak activity in August. It is a variable species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

What does a Black-breasted Gnateater look like?: The black-breasted gnateater is a species of bird in the family Conopophagidae.
How big is a Black-breasted Gnateater?: The Black-breasted Gnateater is a small sized bird weighing about 26 g.
Where can you see a Black-breasted Gnateater?: The Black-breasted Gnateater is endemic to Brazil, which is the only country where it occurs.
What birds look similar to a Black-breasted Gnateater?: The Black-breasted Gnateater is most easily confused with the Hooded Gnateater, the Ash-throated Gnateater and the Black-bellied Gnateater.
Is the Black-breasted Gnateater endangered?: The Black-breasted Gnateater is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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