Order: Passeriformes | Family: Thraupidae | IUCN Status: Least Concern
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Huaraz, Peru
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Cuzco, Peru
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Huaraz, Peru
Age: Juvenile | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Cuzco, Peru
Status: The Giant Conebill is uncommon in the Polylepis woodlands it is known to occur at elevations ranging between 3500-4600 m. It also occurs in Co, Ec, Bo, and Ch.
Name in Spanish: Pico-de-Cono Gigante.
Sub-species: Giant Conebill (Conirostrum binghami), P. L. Sclater, 1860.
Meaning of Name: Conirostrum: L. conus= cone and rostrum= bill. binghami: In honor of Professor Hiram Bingham (1875-1956), historian, politician, Senator from Connecticut 1924-1933, an explorer who “rediscovered” the ruins of Machu Picchu in Peru 1911.
Formerly known as Oreomanes fraseri (2017).

References:
-
- Species range based on: Schulenberg, T. S., D. F. Stotz, and L. Rico. 2006. Distribution maps of the birds of Peru, version 1.0. Environment, Culture & Conservation (ECCo). The Field Museum. http://fm2.fieldmuseum.org/uw_test/birdsofperu on 03/01/2016.