The gnateaters are a bird family, Conopophagidae, consisting of ten small passerine species in two genera, which occur in South and Central America. The family was formerly restricted to the gnateater genus Conopophaga; analysis of mtDNA cytochrome b and NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2 sequences (Rice 2005a,b) indicates that the `antpittas` of the ..... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gnateater
any of certain bird species (genus Conopophaga) usually classified with the antbirds. See antbird; antpipit.[3 related articles] Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/g/40