Tamarugo Conebill (Conirostrum tamarugense)

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 Tarapac�).

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) [XC59898]
by Alvaro Jaramillo from Valle de Chaca, XV Region, Chile (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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