Black-cheeked Gnateater (Conopophaga melanops)
About the Black-cheeked Gnateater
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. French naturalist Louis Pierre Vieillot described the black-cheeked gnateater in 1818, giving it the species name melanops from the Ancient Greek words melas "black" and ops "face". The black-cheeked gnateater has three subspecies: C. m. perspicillata (Lichtenstein, MHK, 1823) - Bahia and Sergipe (eastern Brazil) C. m. melanops (Vieillot, 1818) - southeastern Brazil C. m. nigrifrons Pinto, 1954 - Paraíba to Alagoas (eastern Brazil).
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