Giant Conebill

Conirostrum binghami (Chapman, 1919)

25 gWeight

The giant conebill (Conirostrum binghami) is a small passerine bird, one of the tanager family.

Busiest months: October–November · Most records: Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia

Near Threatened

Where and when it's recorded

Giant Conebill has been recorded at 17 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 4 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

ACP Abra Málaga Thastayoc Royal CinclodesPeru244 records
Papallacta – La Virgen y alrededores inmediatosEcuador212 records
San Miguel Polylepis forestBolivia107 records

More places

Papallacta – radio antennasEcuador75 records
Reserva YanacochaEcuador47 records
Cerro TunariBolivia34 records
Papallacta – hot springs and road to Cayambe-CocaEcuador20 records
PN Lauca – Lago ChungaráChile12 records
Guango LodgeEcuador11 records
PN El Cajas – Laguna Llaviucu, entrada y alrededoresEcuador8 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Ecuador Peru Bolivia Chile

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The giant conebill (Conirostrum binghami) is a small passerine bird, one of the tanager family. It is closely related to the regular conebills Conirostrum though it differs in its larger size and nuthatch-like foraging habits.

Excerpt from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0 · authors · Read more on Wikipedia

Questions

How big is the Giant Conebill?

The Giant Conebill weighs around 25 g.

Where does the Giant Conebill live?

Its breeding range: South America: high Andean Colombia to Bolivia, northern Chile and northwestern Argentina. It is most often recorded in Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia.