Chestnut-belted Gnateater

Conopophaga aurita (Gmelin, JF, 1789)

Chestnut-belted Gnateater, Conopophaga aurita, is a passerine of the gnateater family, found in western, northern and north-eastern Amazonia and the Guianas. It was first described by Gmelin in 1789. Its breeding range includes the Amazon Basin, southern Colombia, eastern Peru and Ecuador, and the Guianan countries. It lives in tropical moist lowland forest. Four subspecies are recognised: inexpectata, aurita, occidentalis and australis. The species is a small dark bird with a fairly stout bill. The male has a black front, face and throat, a rufous chest, and a pale belly. The female shows rufous on the face, throat and chest.

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Conopophagidae — Gnateaters

Breeding range

South America: w, n, ne Amazonia and the Guianas