- Conirostrum albifrons
Identification
13–13·5 cm
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
Six subspecies are recognized[1]:
- 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/
- Lepage D. (2020) Avibase Retrieved 24 August 2020
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Capped Conebill. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 17 February 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Capped_Conebill