About the Chestnut-crowned Gnateater
The chestnut-crowned gnateater is a species of bird in the family Conopophagidae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.
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The chestnut-crowned gnateater is 13 to 14 cm (5.1 to 5.5 in) long. The mean weight of seven specimens was 27.6 g (0.97 oz). The male of the nominate subspecies has brown upper parts; a gray face, throat, and chest; and orange-brown flanks and vent area. The top of the head is orange-red and there is a white tuft behind the eye. C. c. chapmani has a brighter (less brown) crown. C. c. brunneinucha's orange-red is only the forehead; it is darker overall and has a white patch on the belly. C. c. Voice: The chesnut-crowned gnateater's song is "a series of frog-like, slightly disyllabic notes" that accelerate and get louder after the first one or two notes. Its calls include a "harsh 'zhiek!'" and a "lower 'schek'".
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What the Chestnut-crowned Gnateater sounds like
Where it lives
When to see it
Peak activity in February · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Ceara GnateaterConopophaga cearaeThey are about 11.5 to 14 cm (4.5 to 5.5 in) long and weigh on average 24.5g (0.86 oz).
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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