Order: Passeriformes | Family: Conopophagidae | IUCN Status: Least Concern
Age: Adult | Sex: Male | Loc. Amarakaire, Cuzco
Age: Adult | Sex: Male | Loc. Amarakaire, Cuzco
Age: Adult | Sex: Male | Loc. Manu Road, Cuzco
Age: Adult | Sex: Male | Loc. Maruncunca, Puno
Status: The Slaty Gnateater is uncommon in montane forests of the east slope of the Andes is southeast Peru where it ranges at elevations between 850-2450 m. It also occurs in Bo.
Name in Spanish: Jejenero Pizarroso.
Sub-species: Slaty Gnateater (Conopophaga ardesiaca saturata), Berlepsch and Stolzmann, 1906. E Andes of S Peru S from SE Cuzco (in Marcapata Valley).
(Conopophaga ardesiaca ardesiaca), d’Orbigny and Lafresnaye, 1837. from SE Peru (probably from Puno) S to S Bolivia (Tarija).
Meaning of Name: Conopophaga: Gr. konops, konopos= gnat and phagos, phagein= eating, to eat. ardesiaca: Fr. Ardoisé= slate-gray.
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- Species range based on: Schulenberg, T. S., D. F. Stotz, and L. Rico. 2006. Distribution maps of the birds of Peru, version 1.0. Environment, Culture & Conservation (ECCo). The Field Museum. http://fm2.fieldmuseum.org/uw_test/birdsofperu on 03/01/2017.