Chestnut-crowned Gnateater
Conopophaga castaneicepsSclater, PL, 1857
English (US) Chestnut-crowned Gnateater
The Chestnut-crowned Gnateater (Conopophaga castaneiceps) 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 castaneiceps
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Chestnut-crowned Gnateater
- Described by
- Sclater, PL, 1857
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Conopophaga castaneiceps chocoensis
- Conopophaga castaneiceps castaneiceps
- Conopophaga castaneiceps chapmani
- Conopophaga castaneiceps brunneinucha
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Sclater, PL, 1857
- Type locality
- 'Bogota.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London pt.25, no.329 p.47
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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