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| + | [[Image:Capped_Conebill.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Male<br />Photo by {{user|Michael+W|Michael W}}<br />Nono-Mindo Rd, Tandayapa Valley, [[Ecuador]], 10 March 2007]] | ||
;[[:category:Conirostrum|Conirostrum]] albifrons | ;[[:category:Conirostrum|Conirostrum]] albifrons | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | Sexually dimorphic: '''Male''' is largely black, with subtle blue crown. | + | 13–13·5 cm <br /> |
| + | Sexually dimorphic:<br /> | ||
| + | '''Male''' is largely black, with subtle blue crown.,BR /> | ||
| + | '''Female''' has light brown head, gray chest and belly, and olive back. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | [[Image:Capped Conebill female - WD Peru.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Female<br />Photo © by {{user|WilsonDiaz|Wilson Diaz}}<br />Atuen valley. Amazonas, [[Peru]], 15 July 2018]] | ||
[[South America]]: found in [[Colombia]], [[Venezuela]], [[Ecuador]], [[Peru]] and [[Bolivia]] on both slopes of Andes, but more common in East. | [[South America]]: found in [[Colombia]], [[Venezuela]], [[Ecuador]], [[Peru]] and [[Bolivia]] on both slopes of Andes, but more common in East. | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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{{Ref}} | {{Ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Conirostrum+albifrons}} | {{GSearch|Conirostrum+albifrons}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Conirostrum]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Conirostrum]] | ||
Revision as of 23:12, 7 August 2020
- Conirostrum albifrons
Identification
13–13·5 cm
Sexually dimorphic:
Male is largely black, with subtle blue crown.,BR />
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, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Capped Conebill. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 29 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Capped_Conebill
