The tamarugo conebill (Conirostrum tamarugense) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It breeds in northern Chile and is a vagrant to southern Peru, and receives its name from the tamarugo, a type of shrub to which is closely associated.
Tamarugo conebill | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Thraupidae |
Genus: | Conirostrum |
Species: | C. tamarugense
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Binomial name | |
Conirostrum tamarugense Johnson & Millie, 1972
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Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, and plantations. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
edit- ^ BirdLife International (2020). "Conirostrum tamarugense". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T22722099A180355931. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T22722099A180355931.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
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