About the Hooded Gnateater
The hooded gnateater is a species of bird in the family Conopophagidae. It is endemic to northern Brazil.
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The hooded gnateater is 11 to 14 cm (4.3 to 5.5 in) long. Seven specimens that included both sexes weighed between 20.8 and 25.0 g (0.73 and 0.88 oz). The male's head, neck, and lower breast are black except for a small white tuft behind the eye. Its upper parts are brown, the flanks are gray, and the belly is white. The female has an extensive rufous crown, brown back, and pale gray face, throat, and underside. Voice: The hooded gnateater's song is "a rapid, slightly musical ascending series of notes" . Its call is "a piercing tchief! or a hard tcheek! .
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Where it lives
When to see it
Peak activity in November · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Black-breasted GnateaterConopophaga snethlageaeThe black-breasted gnateater is a species of bird in the family Conopophagidae.
Ash-throated GnateaterConopophaga peruvianaThe 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).
Black-bellied GnateaterConopophaga melanogasterThe black-bellied gnateater is 13 to 15.8 cm (5.1 to 6.2 in) long and weighs 37 to 43.5 g (1.31 to 1.53 oz).
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