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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
Sexually dimorphic: '''Male''' is largely black, with subtle blue crown. '''Female''' has light brown head, gray chest and belly, and olive back. | Sexually dimorphic: '''Male''' is largely black, with subtle blue crown. '''Female''' has light brown head, gray chest and belly, and olive back. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[ | + | [[South America]]: found in [[Colombia]], [[Venezuela]], [[Ecuador]], [[Peru]] and [[Bolivia]] on both slopes of Andes, but more common in East. |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | + | ====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>==== | |
| + | Six subspecies are recognized: | ||
| + | *''C. a. albifrons'': | ||
| + | :*Central and eastern Andes of [[Colombia]] and western [[Venezuela]] (Táchira) | ||
| + | *''C. a. centralandium'': | ||
| + | :*Central Andes of [[Colombia]] (Antioquia to Cauca) | ||
| + | *''C. a. cyanonotum'': | ||
| + | :*Coastal mountains of northern [[Venezuela]] (Aragua and Distrito Federal) | ||
| + | *''C. a. atrocyaneum'': | ||
| + | :*Andes of south-western [[Colombia]], [[Ecuador]] and northern [[Peru]] | ||
| + | *''C. a. sordidum'': | ||
| + | :*Andes of southern [[Peru]] (Junín) to western [[Bolivia]] (La Paz) | ||
| + | *''C. a. lugens'': | ||
| + | :*Yungas of eastern [[Bolivia]] (Cochabamba and Santa Cruz) | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Upper subtropical and temperate forest. | Upper subtropical and temperate forest. | ||
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Stays high in the trees, wags tail incessantly. | Stays high in the trees, wags tail incessantly. | ||
| + | Moves around in family groups often with large mixed-species flocks. | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6th}}#Avibase | ||
| + | {{Ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Conirostrum+albifrons}} | {{GSearch|Conirostrum+albifrons}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Conirostrum]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Conirostrum]] | ||
Revision as of 16:30, 17 June 2012
- Conirostrum albifrons
Identification
Sexually dimorphic: Male is largely black, with subtle blue crown. Female has light brown head, gray chest and belly, and olive back.
Distribution
South America: found in Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia on both slopes of Andes, but more common in East.
Taxonomy
Subspecies[1]
Six subspecies are recognized:
- C. a. albifrons:
- C. a. centralandium:
- Central Andes of Colombia (Antioquia to Cauca)
- C. a. cyanonotum:
- Coastal mountains of northern Venezuela (Aragua and Distrito Federal)
- C. a. atrocyaneum:
- C. a. sordidum:
- C. a. lugens:
- Yungas of eastern Bolivia (Cochabamba and Santa Cruz)
Habitat
Upper subtropical and temperate forest.
Behaviour
Stays high in the trees, wags tail incessantly.
Moves around in family groups often with large mixed-species flocks.
References
- Clements, JF. 2007. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019
- Avibase
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Capped Conebill. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 19 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Capped_Conebill
