Black-cheeked Gnateater
Conopophaga melanops
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyConopophagidae (Gnateaters)
- GenusConopophaga (Gnateaters)
- SpeciesConopophaga melanops (Black-cheeked Gnateater)
Closest Relatives at Tijuca National Park
Rufous Gnateater
Conopophaga lineata
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Bananaquit
Coereba flaveola
Southern House Wren
Troglodytes musculus
Palm Tanager
Thraupis palmarum
Rufous-bellied Thrush
Turdus rufiventris
Pale-breasted Thrush
Turdus leucomelas
Gray-headed Tody-Flycatcher
Todirostrum poliocephalum
Masked Water-Tyrant
Fluvicola nengeta
Social Flycatcher
Myiozetetes similis
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Green-headed Tanager
Tangara seledon
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Tijuca National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Itatiaia National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Black-cheeked Gnateater in Tijuca National Park?
About 15% of visitor-days record a Black-cheeked Gnateater sighting in Tijuca National Park, based on 211 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Black-cheeked Gnateater in Tijuca National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Black-cheeked Gnateater in Tijuca National Park in our monthly data.