Blue-backed conebill

The blue-backed conebill (Conirostrum sitticolor) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae (Tanager). It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

Blue-backed conebill

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Thraupidae
Genus: Conirostrum
Species:
C. sitticolor
Binomial name
Conirostrum sitticolor

Subspecies

  • Conirostrum sitticolor cyaneum, Taczanowski, 1875.
  • Conirostrum sitticolor intermedium, Berlepsch, 1893.
  • Conirostrum sitticolor pallidum, Aveledo & Perez, 1989.
  • Conirostrum sitticolor sitticolor, Lafresnaye, 1840.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Conirostrum sitticolor". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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