Tamarugo conebill

Tamarugo conebill
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Thraupidae
Genus: Conirostrum
Species: C. tamarugense
Binomial name
Conirostrum tamarugense
Johnson & Millie, 1972

The tamarugo conebill (Conirostrum tamarugense) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in Chile and Peru, and receives its name from the tamarugo, a type of shrub to which is closely associated.

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.

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