Black-cheeked gnateater | |
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Adult male in São Paulo, Brazil | |
Adult female in São Paulo, Brazil | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Conopophagidae |
Genus: | Conopophaga |
Species: | C. melanops
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Binomial name | |
Conopophaga melanops (Vieillot, 1818)
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The black-cheeked gnateater (Conopophaga melanops) is a species of bird in the family Conopophagidae endemic to Brazil. The male is distinguished by its orange crown, black face and white throat, while the female has brown plumage.