Gnateater

Black cheeks mosquito eater ( Conopophaga melanops )

  • Conopophaga

The mosquito eater ( Conopophagidae ) are a family in the order of perching birds ( Passeriformes ). The family belongs to only one genus ( Conopophaga ) with eight species. A relationship is to the potter birds and ants birds.

The distribution of mosquito eater is located in Central and South America. They inhabit mainly the forests and pawing the ground for insects. The plumage is mostly brown, the legs as opposed to the rounded body long and the short beak resembles that of the flycatcher.

Species

Genus: Conopophaga

  • Slaty- mosquito eater ( Conopophaga peruviana )
  • Olivgrauer mosquito eater ( Conopophaga ardesiaca )
  • Eastern Schwarzkopf mosquito eater ( Conopophaga roberti )
  • Stainless breast mosquito eater ( Conopophaga aurita )
  • Rotkehl mosquito eater ( Conopophaga lineata )
  • Rust forehead mosquito eater ( Conopophaga castaneiceps )
  • Black cheeks mosquito eater ( Conopophaga melanops )
  • Western Schwarzkopf mosquito eater ( Conopophaga melanogaster )

Genus: Pittasoma

  • Stainless crown Ameisenpitta ( Pittasoma rufipileatum )
  • Black crown Ameisenpitta ( Pittasoma michleri ​​)
Philip Sclater Osbert Salvin Middle America (region)
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