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Black-bellied gnateater

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Black-bellied gnateater
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Conopophagidae
Genus: Conopophaga
Species:
C. melanogaster
Binomial name
Conopophaga melanogaster

The black-bellied gnateater (Conopophaga melanogaster) is a species of bird in the family Conopophagidae, the gnateaters. It is found in the Amazon Basin of Brazil and northern Bolivia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest.

Distribution

Range: south-central Amazon Basin

The range of the black-bellied gnateater is in the south-central Amazon Basin, extending eastwards towards downstream areas of the final fourth of the Xingu River system. Its range does not extend north of the Amazon River and its western range limit is the eastern bank of the northeast flowing Madeira River; it extends southwestwards into north-central Bolivia into downstream areas of the Madeira River's tributaries.

The range of the black-bellied gnateater is centered on the Tapajós River, the downstream two-thirds of this north-flowing river.

References

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Conopophaga melanogaster". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013. {{cite journal}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)

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