Slaty Gnateater
Conopophaga ardesiacad'Orbigny, ACVMD; de Lafresnaye, NFAA, 1837
English (US) Slaty Gnateater
The Slaty Gnateater (Conopophaga ardesiaca) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Conopophagidae (Gnateaters) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Conopophaga ardesiaca
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Slaty Gnateater
- Described by
- d'Orbigny, ACVMD; de Lafresnaye, NFAA, 1837
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Conopophaga ardesiaca saturata
- Conopophaga ardesiaca ardesiaca
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- d'Orbigny, ACVMD; de Lafresnaye, NFAA, 1837
- Type locality
- Yungas, Bolivia.
- Original description
- Magasin de Zoologie 7 cl.2 p.13
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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