Ceara Gnateater (Conopophaga cearae)
About the Ceara Gnateater
The Ceará Gnateater or Caatinga Gnateater (Conopophaga cearae) is a passerine bird of the gnateater family, Conopophagidae. It is found in forest understory and bushes in northeastern Brazil. The Ceara Gnateater is locally called "chupa-dente", or "tooth-sucker" in Portuguese due to the sound it produces when it vocalizes. They are about 11.5 to 14 cm (4.5 to 5.5 in) long and weigh on average 24.5g (0.86 oz).
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 30 recordings for this species: 28 CC BY-NC-SA · 2 CC BY-NC-ND. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Brazil in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Ash-throated GnateaterConopophaga peruvianarecording
- Black-cheeked GnateaterConopophaga melanopsrecording
- Chestnut-crowned GnateaterConopophaga castaneicepsrecording
- Rufous GnateaterConopophaga lineatarecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.