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Ceara Gnateater

Conopophaga cearae Cory, CB 1916

The Ceará gnateater or Caatinga gnateater is a passerine bird of the gnateater family, Conopophagidae. It is found in forest understory and bushes in northeastern Brazil. Source: Wikipedia

Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Conopophagidae
Genus:
   Conopophaga
Scientific:
  Conopophaga cearae


Original description

Citation:
  Cory, CB 1916

Reference:
   Field Mus. Nat. Hist. Publ., Orn. Ser. 1, no.10 p.337

Protonym:
  Conopophaga lineata cearae

Type locality:
  Serra de Baturité, Ceará, Brazil.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/20389#page/9/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  E669DB946AEFB4AE

Avibase ID:
  avibase-E669DB94

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/E669DB94


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 916616

Geographic range:

  • Conopophaga cearae: local in northeastern Brazil (Serra de Baturité in Ceará, Pernambuco, and Chapada Diamantina in northern Bahia)
English:
Caatinga Gnateater
Bulgarian:
Сеаренска ушата комароловка
Catalan:
benedictí de Ceará
Czech:
mucholovka cearánská
Danish:
Caatingamyggesnapper
German:
Cearamückenfresser
Esperanto:
cearaa kulmanĝulo
Spanish:
Jejenero de Ceará
Spanish (Spain):
Jejenero de Ceará
French:
Conopophage du Ceara
Croatian:
cimetasti komaraš
Japanese (romaji):
seara-arisazai
Japanese:
セアラーアリサザイ
Dutch:
Cearámuggeneter
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Cearamyggetar
Norwegian:
cearamyggeter
Polish:
mrówkożer cynamonowy
Portuguese:
chupa-dente-do-nordeste
Portuguese (Brazil):
chupa-dente-do-nordeste
Portuguese (Portugal):
papa-mosquitos-cearense
Russian:
Сеарский гусеницеед
Slovak:
komárožrút hrdzavý
Serbian:
Seara mušičarka
Swedish:
cearáknottfågel
Turkish:
Seara bityiyeni
Ukrainian:
гусеницеїд бразильський
Chinese:
塞州食蚊鸟
Chinese (Traditional):
西阿拉食蚊鳥


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Caatinga Gnateater ( Conopophaga cearae) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Caatinga Gnateater ( Conopophaga cearae) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Caatinga Gnateater ( Conopophaga cearae) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025):
Caatinga Gnateater ( Conopophaga cearae) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Caatinga Gnateater ( Conopophaga cearae) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Caatinga Gnateater ( Conopophaga cearae) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Caatinga Gnateater ( Conopophaga cearae) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Caatinga Gnateater ( Conopophaga cearae) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Caatinga Gnateater ( Conopophaga cearae) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Caatinga Gnateater ( Conopophaga cearae) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Caatinga Gnateater ( Conopophaga cearae) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Caatinga Gnateater ( Conopophaga cearae) [version 1]
Avilist 2025:
Ceara Gnateater ( Conopophaga cearae) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Ceara Gnateater ( Conopophaga cearae) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Ceara Gnateater ( Conopophaga cearae) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Ceara Gnateater ( Conopophaga cearae) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Ceara Gnateater ( Conopophaga cearae) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Ceara Gnateater ( Conopophaga cearae) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Ceara Gnateater ( Conopophaga cearae) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Ceara Gnateater ( Conopophaga cearae) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Ceara Gnateater ( Conopophaga cearae) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Ceara Gnateater ( Conopophaga cearae) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Ceara Gnateater ( Conopophaga cearae) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Ceara Gnateater ( Conopophaga cearae) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025):
Ceara Gnateater ( Conopophaga cearae) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Ceara Gnateater ( Conopophaga cearae) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Ceara Gnateater ( Conopophaga cearae) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Ceara Gnateater ( Conopophaga cearae) [version 1]
Clements, version 2024:
Ceara Gnateater ( Conopophaga cearae) [version 1]
Clements, version 2025:
Ceara Gnateater ( Conopophaga cearae) [version 1]
Clements 3rd edition:
Caatinga Gnateater ( Conopophaga cearea) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Conopophaga lineata cearae [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Conopophaga lineata cearae [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Conopophaga lineata cearae [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Conopophaga lineata cearae [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Conopophaga lineata cearae [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Conopophaga lineata cearae [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Conopophaga lineata cearae [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
Conopophaga lineata cearae [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Conopophaga lineata cearae [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Conopophaga lineata cearae [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Conopophaga lineata cearae [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Conopophaga lineata cearae [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Conopophaga lineata cearae [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Conopophaga lineata cearae [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Conopophaga lineata cearae [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Conopophaga lineata cearae [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Conopophaga lineata cearae [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Ceara Gnateater ( Conopophaga cearae) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Ceara Gnateater ( Conopophaga cearae) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Ceara Gnateater ( Conopophaga cearae) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Ceara Gnateater ( Conopophaga cearae) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
Rufous Gnateater (Ceara) ( Conopophaga lineata cearae) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
Rufous Gnateater (Ceara) ( Conopophaga lineata cearae) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
Rufous Gnateater (Ceara) ( Conopophaga lineata cearae) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
Rufous Gnateater (Ceara) ( Conopophaga lineata cearae) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
Rufous Gnateater (Ceara) ( Conopophaga lineata cearae) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Ceara Gnateater ( Conopophaga cearae) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Ceara Gnateater ( Conopophaga cearae) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Ceara Gnateater ( Conopophaga cearae) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Ceara Gnateater ( Conopophaga cearae) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Ceara Gnateater ( Conopophaga cearae) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Ceara Gnateater ( Conopophaga cearae) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Ceara Gnateater ( Conopophaga cearae) [version 1]
eBird version 2024:
Ceara Gnateater ( Conopophaga cearae) [version 1]
eBird version 2025:
Ceara Gnateater ( Conopophaga cearae) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Conopophaga lineata cearae [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Conopophaga lineata cearae [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Conopophaga lineata cearae [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Conopophaga lineata cearae [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Conopophaga lineata cearae [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Conopophaga lineata cearae [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Conopophaga lineata cearae [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Conopophaga lineata cearae [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Conopophaga lineata cearae [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Conopophaga lineata cearae [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Conopophaga lineata cearae [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Conopophaga lineata cearae [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Conopophaga lineata cearae [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Conopophaga lineata cearae [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Ceara Gnateater ( Conopophaga cearae) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Ceara Gnateater ( Conopophaga cearae) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Ceara Gnateater ( Conopophaga cearae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Ceara Gnateater ( Conopophaga cearae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Ceara Gnateater ( Conopophaga cearae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Ceara Gnateater ( Conopophaga cearae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Ceara Gnateater ( Conopophaga cearae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Ceara Gnateater ( Conopophaga cearae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Ceara Gnateater ( Conopophaga cearae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Ceara Gnateater ( Conopophaga cearae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Ceara Gnateater ( Conopophaga cearae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Ceara Gnateater ( Conopophaga cearae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Ceara Gnateater ( Conopophaga cearae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Ceara Gnateater ( Conopophaga cearae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Ceara Gnateater ( Conopophaga cearae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Ceara Gnateater ( Conopophaga cearae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Ceara Gnateater ( Conopophaga cearae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Ceara Gnateater ( Conopophaga cearae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Ceara Gnateater ( Conopophaga cearae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Ceara Gnateater ( Conopophaga cearae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Ceara Gnateater ( Conopophaga cearae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Ceara Gnateater ( Conopophaga cearae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Ceara Gnateater ( Conopophaga cearae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Ceara Gnateater ( Conopophaga cearae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Ceara Gnateater ( Conopophaga cearae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Ceara Gnateater ( Conopophaga cearae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Ceara Gnateater ( Conopophaga cearae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Ceara Gnateater ( Conopophaga cearae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Ceara Gnateater ( Conopophaga cearae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Ceara Gnateater ( Conopophaga cearae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Ceara Gnateater ( Conopophaga cearae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Ceara Gnateater ( Conopophaga cearae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Ceara Gnateater ( Conopophaga cearae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Ceara Gnateater ( Conopophaga cearae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Ceara Gnateater ( Conopophaga cearae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Ceara Gnateater ( Conopophaga cearae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Ceara Gnateater ( Conopophaga cearae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Ceara Gnateater ( Conopophaga cearae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Ceara Gnateater ( Conopophaga cearae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Ceara Gnateater ( Conopophaga cearae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Ceara Gnateater ( Conopophaga cearae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Ceara Gnateater ( Conopophaga cearae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Ceara Gnateater ( Conopophaga cearae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Ceara Gnateater ( Conopophaga cearae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Ceara Gnateater ( Conopophaga cearae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Ceara Gnateater ( Conopophaga cearae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Ceara Gnateater ( Conopophaga cearae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Ceara Gnateater ( Conopophaga cearae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Ceara Gnateater ( Conopophaga cearae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Ceara Gnateater ( Conopophaga cearae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Ceara Gnateater ( Conopophaga cearae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1:
Ceara Gnateater ( Conopophaga cearae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 15.2:
Ceara Gnateater ( Conopophaga cearae) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Caatinga Gnateater ( Conopophaga cearae) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Conopophaga cearae [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Conopophaga cearae [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Conopophaga cearae [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016):
Ceara Gnateater ( Conopophaga cearae) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017):
Ceara Gnateater ( Conopophaga cearae) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018):
Ceara Gnateater ( Conopophaga cearae) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019):
Ceara Gnateater ( Conopophaga cearae) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020):
Ceara Gnateater ( Conopophaga cearae) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020):
Ceara Gnateater ( Conopophaga cearae) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021):
Ceara Gnateater ( Conopophaga cearae) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (24/07/2022):
Ceara Gnateater ( Conopophaga cearae) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (28/09/2023):
Ceara Gnateater ( Conopophaga cearae) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (27/07/2024):
Ceara Gnateater ( Conopophaga cearae) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (31/07/2025):
Ceara Gnateater ( Conopophaga cearae) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Conopophaga cearae [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Conopophaga [lineata or cearae] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Bulgarian: Сеаренска ушата комароловка
Catalan: benedictí de Ceará
Czech: mucholovka cearánská
Danish: Caatingamyggesnapper
German: Cearamückenfresser, Ceara-Mückenfresser
English: Caatinga Gnateater, Ceara Gnateater, Rufous Gnateater (Ceara)
English (Avilist): Ceara Gnateater
English, HBW: Ceara Gnateater
English (IOC): Ceara Gnateater
English (United States): Ceara Gnateater
Esperanto: cearaa kulmanĝulo
Spanish: Jejenero de Ceará
Spanish (Spain): Jejenero de Ceará
Spanish (HBW): Rufous Gnateater (Ceara)
French: Conophage du Ceara, Conopophage du Ceara, Conopophage roux (Ceara)
French (Guyane): Conopophage du Ceara
Croatian: cimetasti komaraš
Japanese (romaji): akaarisazai (cearae), seara-arisazai
Japanese: アカアリサザイ (cearae), セアラーアリサザイ
Scientific: Conopophaga cearae, Conopophaga cearea, Conopophaga lineata cearae
Dutch: Cearámuggeneter, Rosse Muggeneter (cearae)
Norwegian Nynorsk: Cearamyggetar
Norwegian: cearamyggeter
Polish: mrówkozer cynamonowy, mrówkożer cynamonowy
Portuguese: chupa-dente-do-nordeste, Cuspidor-do-nordeste
Portuguese (Brazil): chupa-dente-do-nordeste
Portuguese (Portugal): papa-mosquitos-cearense
Russian: Сеарский гусеницеед
Slovak: komárožrút hrdzavý
Serbian: Seara mušičarka
Swedish: cearáknottfågel
Turkish: Seara bityiyeni
Ukrainian: гусеницеїд бразильський
Chinese: 塞州食蚊鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 西阿拉食蚊鳥

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