Chestnut-crowned Gnateater

Conopophaga castaneiceps

IUCN: Least Concern

Taxonomy

Order
Passeriformes
Family
Conopophagidae
Genus
Conopophaga
eBird Code
chcgna1

Subspecies (4)

  • Conopophaga castaneiceps brunneinucha

    east slope of Andes of central Peru (Huánuco to Cusco)

  • Conopophaga castaneiceps castaneiceps

    central and eastern Andes of Colombia to central Ecuador

  • Conopophaga castaneiceps chapmani

    east slope of Andes of southern Ecuador to northern Peru (San Martín)

  • Conopophaga castaneiceps chocoensis

    Colombia (west slope of western Andes and Baudó Mountains in western Chocó)

Data Sources

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.