Black-cheeked Gnateater
Conopophaga melanops(Vieillot, LJP, 1818)
English (US) Black-cheeked Gnateater
The Black-cheeked Gnateater (Conopophaga melanops) 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 melanops
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Black-cheeked Gnateater
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1818)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Conopophaga melanops perspicillata
- Conopophaga melanops melanops
- Conopophaga melanops nigrifrons
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Platyrhynchos melanops
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1818)
- Type locality
- South America; the type is from near Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, fide Hellmayr, 1924, p. 32.
- Original description
- Nouveau dictionnaire d'histoire naturelle, appliquée aux arts, à l'agriculture, à l'économie rurale et domestique, à la médecine, etc. Nouvelle édition 27 p.14
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Chestnut-crowned Gnateater
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Slaty Gnateater
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