Rufous Gnateater
Conopophaga lineata
Gnateaters (Conopophagidae) · Passeriformes (Passeriformes)
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Often mixed up with
In quizzes, players most often confuse Rufous Gnateater with these birds— either this species was picked by mistake, or the other way around.
| Species | Mix-ups |
|---|---|
| Ceara Gnateater Conopophaga cearae | 1 |
| Hooded Gnateater Conopophaga roberti | 1 |
| Speckle-breasted Antpitta Cryptopezus nattereri | 1 |
| Crested Gallito Rhinocrypta lanceolata | 1 |
Family
The gnateaters are a bird family, Conopophagidae, consisting of twelve small suboscine passerine species in two genera, which occur in South and Central America.
Order
A passerine () is any bird of the order Passeriformes (; from Latin passer 'sparrow' and formis '-shaped'), which includes more than half of all bird species. Sometimes known as perching birds, passerines generally have an anisodactyl arrangement of their toes (three pointing forward and one back), which facilitates perching. With more than 140 families and some 6,500 identified species, Passeriformes is the largest order of birds and one of the most diverse clades of terrestrial vertebrates, representing 60% of …