Mosquito eater
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Black- cheeked mosquito-eater ( Conopophaga melanops ) |
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| Sclater & Salvin , 1873 |
The mosquito-eaters (Conopophagidae) are a family in the order of the passerine birds (Passeriformes). The family includes the genus Conopophaga with new species and the genus Pittasoma with two species. There is a relationship to the potter birds and the ant birds .
The distribution area of the mosquito eater is in Central and South America . They predominantly inhabit the forests and scratch the ground for insects. The plumage is mostly brown, the legs are long in contrast to the rounded body, and the short beak is similar to that of the flycatcher .
species
Genus Conopophaga
- Cearamidge eater ( Conopophaga cearae - formerly subspecies of C. lineata )
- Gray-backed mosquito-eater ( Conopophaga peruviana )
- Olive-gray mosquito-eater ( Conopophaga ardesiaca )
- Eastern black-headed mosquito-eater ( Conopophaga roberti )
- Rust-breasted mosquito-eater ( Conopophaga aurita )
- European red- throated mosquito-eater ( Conopophaga lineata )
- Rust-browed mosquito-eater ( Conopophaga castaneiceps )
- Black- cheeked mosquito-eater ( Conopophaga melanops )
- Western black-headed mosquito-eater ( Conopophaga melanogaster )
Genus Pittasoma
- Rust-parted ant pitta ( Pittasoma rufipileatum )
- Black-headed ant pitta ( Pittasoma michleri )
literature
- Joseph Michael Forshaw (Ed.): Encyclopedia of Birds. 1999, ISBN 3828915574 .
- Harold F. Greeney : Antpittas & Gnateaters , Helm Identification Guides, Bloomsbury Publishing, 2018
Web links
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