How big is a Slaty Gnateater?

The Slaty Gnateater is a small sized bird weighing about 26 g.

Where can you see a Slaty Gnateater?

The Slaty Gnateater occurs in 2 countries, including Bolivia and Peru.

What birds look similar to a Slaty Gnateater?

The Slaty Gnateater is most easily confused with the Chestnut-belted Gnateater, the Ceara Gnateater and the Ash-throated Gnateater.

Is the Slaty Gnateater endangered?

The Slaty Gnateater is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Slaty Gnateater

Conopophaga ardesiaca

Gnateaters · Passeriformes · Rare

The Slaty Gnateater (Conopophaga ardesiaca) is a rare gnateater found in 2 countries, weighing about 26 g. The slaty gnateater is a species of bird in the family Conopophagidae.

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Slaty Gnateater (Conopophaga ardesiaca), photo 1 — Photo: David F. Belmonte · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Slaty Gnateater (Conopophaga ardesiaca), photo 2 — Photo: ecovore · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

About the Slaty Gnateater

The slaty gnateater is a species of bird in the family Conopophagidae. It is found in Bolivia and Peru.

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How to identify it

The 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). The plumage is variable, but the typical male's head is mostly dark gray that continues through most of the underparts. The crown and upper parts are brown and the flanks and lower belly are brownish gray. It has a white tuft behind the eye. Birds in the Cochabamba Department of Bolivia are much darker. The female has more brown on the face, the white tuft is much smaller, and there is a white patch on the belly. The upper parts can be dark brown, olive brown, or rufous brown. Voice: The slaty gnateater's song is a "frog-like...'g-reep' or 'w-reeep'" . Its most common call is a "tseet" .

Where it lives

Bolivia Peru

When to see it

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

Easily confused with

Quick questions

How do you identify a Slaty Gnateater?: The 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). Full identification notes are on this page.
How big is a Slaty Gnateater?: The Slaty Gnateater is a small sized bird weighing about 26 g.
Where can you see a Slaty Gnateater?: The Slaty Gnateater occurs in 2 countries, including Bolivia and Peru.
What birds look similar to a Slaty Gnateater?: The Slaty Gnateater is most easily confused with the Chestnut-belted Gnateater, the Ceara Gnateater and the Ash-throated Gnateater.
Is the Slaty Gnateater endangered?: The Slaty Gnateater is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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