Conopophaga castaneiceps
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The chestnut-crowned gnateater (Conopophaga castaneiceps) is a species of bird in the family Conopophagidae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. The position of the chestnut-crowned gnateater in linear format is unsettled. The International Ornithological Committee (IOC) and the Clements taxonomy place it differently within the gnateater family.
Four subspecies are recognized, though birds on the western slope of Colombia's Central Andes might be an unnamed taxon: The mean weight of seven specimens was 27.6 g (0.97 oz). The male of the nominate subspecies has brown upper parts; a gray face, throat, and chest; and orange-brown flanks and vent area. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
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Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Chestnut-crowned Gnateater sighting in Podocarpus National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 406th most-seen of the 446 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Chestnut-crowned Gnateater in Podocarpus National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July to May, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Chestnut-crowned Gnateater sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Podocarpus National Park, in our data
Podocarpus National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Chestnut-crowned Gnateater sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same order: Passeriformes
The closest relatives of the Chestnut-crowned Gnateater that you can see in Podocarpus National Park (order Passeriformes, Perching Birds) are Lacrimose Mountain-Tanager (about 40%), Great Thrush (about 40%) and Masked Flowerpiercer (about 40%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Chestnut-crowned Gnateater is recorded against all the birds logged in Podocarpus National Park (7 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
