Birds of Ecuador - Conirostrum


Capped Conebill (Conirostrum albifrons centralandium) Male San Sebastian Reserve, Envigado, Antioquia, Colombia
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Capped Conebill (Conirostrum albifrons centralandium) Female San Sebastian Reserve, Envigado, Antioquia, Colombia
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Small and uncommon in mixed canopy flocks, and generally difficult to see well.


Bicolored Conebill (Conirostrum bicolor bicolor) Near Threatened Salamanca National Park, Colombia
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Bicolored Conebill (Conirostrum bicolor) Immature Near Threatened Salamanca National Park, Colombia The immature is pale and yellow.
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Seen in mangrove habitats. Could be confused with a Blue-grey Tanager. The 'minus' race is in a different habitat type along the Amazon river.


Giant Conebill (Conirostrum binghami) Near Threatened Cajas National Park, Ecuador
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Found in high altitude polylepis forest. Male and female alike.


Cinereous Conebill (Conirostrum cinereum cinereum) Ollantaytambo, Peru Cinereous means greyish.
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Cinereous Conebill (Conirostrum cinereum fraseri) Ecuador Subspecies 'fraseri'.
Photograph by George Cruz (San Jorge Eco-Lodges) © All Rights Reserved.

Note that the 'fraseri' subspecies in Colombia and Ecuador is slightly larger and much browner than subspecies further south.


Blue-backed Conebill (Conirostrum sitticolor sitticolor) PNN Los Nevados, Colombia
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A small tanager found from 2500-3500 meters.


Chestnut-vented Conebill (Conirostrum speciosum speciosum) Male REGUA, Cachoeiras de Macacu, RJ, Brazil
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Chestnut-vented Conebill (Conirostrum speciosum speciosum) Female REGUA, Cachoeiras de Macacu, RJ, Brazil
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