Pearly-breasted Conebill (Conirostrum margaritae)

Order: Passeriformes | Family: Thraupidae | IUCN Status: Least Concern

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Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Amazonas, Brazil

Identification & Behavior: ~11.5 cm (4.5 in). The Pearly-breasted Conebill is bluish-gray above and powdery-gray below. Both sexes are similar and have a sharp conical bill. It forages generally in pairs in taller and mature river-created second growth along large rives. It is very similar to the Bicolored Conebill but is distinguished by having powdery-gray underparts and by foraging in taller and more mature river-created second growth. The female Hooded Tanager is larger and has buff breast and yellow mandible.

Status: The Pearly-breasted Conebill is rare and restricted to river-created habitats along large rivers and river islands in northern, Loreto. It also occurs in Co, Br, and Bo.

Name in Spanish: Pico-de-Cono de Pecho Perlado.

Sub-species: Pearly-breasted Conebill (Conirostrum margaritae) (Holt), 1931.

Meaning of Name: Conirostrum: L. conus= cone and rostrum= bill. margaritae: L. margaritaceus= pearled, pearly, pearlated.

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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.

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