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Tamarugo conebill

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Tamarugo conebill
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Domain: Eukaryota
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 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.

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

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  1. ^ 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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