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ForestCup nestSmall · 25 g
What the Rufous Gnateater sounds like
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It is a small, rounded bird, 13 cm in length with a short tail and fairly long legs. The plumage is mostly reddish brown. There is a white stripe above the eye (grey in the female) which ends in a tuft of feathers which can be hidden. The call is a series of quiet cheeps which become faster and higher-pitched. At dusk and dawn the males make a buzzing sound with their wing feathers as they fly around their territory. The rufous gnateater feeds by moving quickly from one perch to another through undergrowth close to the ground.
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When to see the Rufous Gnateater
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is October, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Rufous Gnateater
The map shades 4 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Rufous Gnateater
The rufous gnateater is a passerine bird of the gnateater family, Conopophagidae. It is found in forest understory and bushes in eastern Brazil from Rio Grande do Sul north to central Brazil. Its range also extends into eastern Paraguay and north-eastern Argentina and it has recently been recorded in Uruguay. It is often elusive and hard to see, but is commoner and less shy than other gnateaters.
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Easily confused with
Black-cheeked GnateaterConopophaga melanopsMeasuring 11.5 cm (4.5 in), the black-cheeked gnateater is a small round bird with a short tail.
Chestnut-crowned GnateaterConopophaga castaneicepsThe chestnut-crowned gnateater is 13 to 14 cm (5.1 to 5.5 in) long.
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).
Side by side: Black-cheeked Gnateater vs Rufous Gnateater
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