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title: "Rufous Gnateater"
description: "Conopophaga lineata — Birds. The rufous gnateater (Conopophaga lineata) is a passerine bird of the gnateater family, Conopophagidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/rufous-gnateater
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Rufous Gnateater

> Conopophaga lineata — Birds. The rufous gnateater (Conopophaga lineata) is a passerine bird of the gnateater family, Conopophagidae.

- Scientific name: *Conopophaga lineata*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest)
- iNaturalist observations: 700
- Wikidata: [Q903053](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q903053)
- iNaturalist taxon: [578313](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/578313)

## Names

- en: Rufous Gnateater
- de: Rotkehl-Mückenfresser
- es: Chupadientes
- fr: Conophage roux
- nl: Rosse muggeneter
- pt: Chupa-dente
- pl: Mrówkożer rdzawy

## Countries with the most observations

BR (568), AR (81), UY (7)

## Summary

The rufous gnateater (Conopophaga lineata) is a passerine bird of the gnateater family, Conopophagidae. It is found in forest understory and bushes in eastern Brazil from Rio Grande do Sul north to central Brazil. Its range also extends into eastern Paraguay and north-eastern Argentina and it has recently been recorded in Uruguay. It is often elusive and hard to see, but is commoner and less shy than other gnateaters.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rufous_gnateater

## Photo

![Rufous Gnateater](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/rufous-gnateater/medium.jpg)

Photo: Paulo Mascaretti · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/147223965

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/rufous-gnateater?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).