Chestnut-vented Conebill
A species of Conebills Scientific name : Conirostrum speciosum Genus : Conebills
Chestnut-vented Conebill, A species of Conebills
Botanical name: Conirostrum speciosum
Genus: Conebills
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Description
The chestnut-vented conebill (Conirostrum speciosum) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and heavily degraded former forest.
Size
11 cm
Feeding Habits
Chestnut-vented Conebill primarily consumes insects and possibly nectar. It forages actively, often in pairs or small family groups, sometimes joining mixed-species flocks. Notably, chestnut-vented Conebill searches in the foliage of legumes, frequently hanging upside-down to probe and glean food, and may also seek food in flowering trees.
Habitat
The habitat of chestnut-vented Conebill encompasses a variety of forested environments typically characterized by the presence of certain trees such as Pithecellobium and legumes within the Mimosoideae subfamily. Chestnut-vented Conebill is found in areas with dry, strongly seasonal conditions, favoring gallery forests and open groves with broad canopies. It also populates areas along riverbanks with young successional-stage vegetation. In more humid regions, it inhabits forest canopies and edges, including secondary woodlands. Additionally, it is present in dry, open woodlands and regions of human disturbance where taller trees are available.
Dite type
Insectivorous
General Info
Species Status
Not globally threatened.
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Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Perching birds Family
Tanagers Genus
Conebills Species
Chestnut-vented Conebill