Order: Passeriformes | Family: Thraupidae | IUCN Status: Least Concern
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Chiguata, Arequipa
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Chiguata, Arequipa
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Chiguata, Arequipa
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Chiguata, Arequipa
Status: The Tamarugo Conebill is an Austral migrant to the highlands of Arequipa, Moquegua, and Tacna. It is expected in the region during the month of March through September at elevations ranging between 3400-4100 . It also occurs in Ch.
Name in Spanish: Pico-de-Cono de los Tamarugales.
Sub-species: Tamarugo Conebill (Conirostrum tamarugense), A. W. Johnson and Millie, 1972.
Meaning of Name: Conirostrum: L. conus= cone and rostrum= bill. tamarugense: After a Tamarugo tree (Prosopis tamarugo), a drought-resistant native tree of Chile.

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- 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.