Additional breeding data for Ceará Gnateater Conopophaga cearae, with a review of the breeding biology of the Conopophagidae

Abstract

Summary. We present data on the breeding biology of Ceará Gnateater Conopophaga cearae obtained during field work in the Serra de Baturité region, Ceará, Brazil, between 2017 and 2023: five nests, nine eggs, one nestling, one fledgling and a broken-wing display were documented. We also searched for specimens in two Brazilian ornithological collections, which resulted in an additional nest, two eggs and five specimens with evidence of breeding condition. Finally, we review available breeding data for the Conopophagidae, revealing that breeding biology information for the family is largely confined to two of the 11 currently recognised species.