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
Nest Placement
Shrub
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
Chestnut-vented Conebill's habitat spans diverse forest environments, preferring dry, seasonal areas with gallery forests and canopied groves. It thrives among trees like Pithecellobium and legume-rich Mimosoideae, also adapting to riverine successional vegetation and dry open woodlands. Its presence extends to humid forest canopies and edges, secondary woodlands, and human-disturbed regions with taller tree availability.
Dite type
Insectivorous
General Info
Feeding Habits
Bird food type
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