Capped Conebill

About the Capped Conebill

The capped conebill (Conirostrum albifrons) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and heavily degraded former forest.

The capped conebill was described by Frédéric de Lafresnaye as Ptyonura albifrons, which he regarded as a synonym of Muscisaxicola. From the description provided, the type specimen appears to be a female. It is now placed in the Conirostrum with the other conebills. The genus name Conirostrum comes from the Latin words "conus" which means cone and "rostrum" which means beak or bill. Albifrons means "white-fronted," referring to the white crown males in the north of the range have. There are currently six recognised subspecies:

C. a. albifrons - (Lafresnaye, 1842): Central and east Andes of Colombia, Táchira, Venezuela C. a. centralandium - (Schauensee, 1946): Antioquia to Cauca in Colombia C. a. cyanonotum - (Todd, 1932): Coastal mountains of Venezuela

C. a. atrocyaneum - (Lafresnaye, 1848): Andes of southwest Colombia, Ecuador, and northern Peru C. a. sordidum - (Berlepsch, 1901): Junín in Peru to La Paz in Bolivia... Wikipedia →