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 VU    Tamarugo Conebill* Id (Atlas):
    Conirostrum tamarugense

Description (10)
Image of Tamarugo Conebill
 

Family
Thraupidae (Tanagers)

Size
11 - 12 cm

First Described (Guide)
Johnson & Millie, 1972

Habitat
Plantations or isolated patches of mature tamarugo trees Prosopis tamarugo, riverine scrub, agricultural land and citrus groves. From sea-level - 4,050 m.

Range (Guide)
Chile (B), Peru (NB).

South-western Peru (arid highlands in Arequipa, Moquequa and Tacna) and northern Chile (S, patchily, to Tarapacá).
 
Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is 35,000 (2010) and increasing.

Status VU
Habitat destruction and degradation is the main threat.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
A thin 'zie zizie' uttered in contact.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (21)...)

 
Tamarugo Conebill (Conirostrum tamarugense) [XC26216]
     by Alvaro Jaramillo from Chaca Valley, Arica and Parinacota Region XV, Chile (song)

 
Tamarugo Conebill (Conirostrum tamarugense) [XC3025]
     by A. Bennett Hennessey from Tile, Chile (call, song)

Subspecies
Genus has sometimes been placed in Coerebidae or Parulidae, but molecular-genetic data indicate that it belongs in present family, with Oreomanes as sister-group.

No subspecies.

Similar Species
Cinereous Conebill (Conirostrum cinereum) lacks rufous on throat, and has white eyebrow.


References
See References.


Files:
JPG files for Tamarugo Conebill (Conirostrum tamarugense) - 10 files


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