White-eared Conebill (Conirostrum leucogenys)
About the White-eared Conebill
The white-eared conebill (Conirostrum leucogenys) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in Colombia, Panama, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and heavily degraded former forest. The white-eared conebill was described by French ornithologist Frédéric de Lafresnaye in 1852. It was originally described by de Lafresnaye as a dacnis, and placed in the genus Dacnis, before later being moved into the defunct genus Ateleodacnis, and then later into its current genus Conirostrum with the rest of the conebill species. There are currently three recognized subspecies: C. l. leucogenys - (Lafresnaye, 1852): The Magdalena River Valley in Colombia to the area between the Sierra de Perijá and the Mérida Andes in Zulia state
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 19 recordings for this species: 12 CC BY-NC-SA. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Colombia, Panama, Venezuela in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Blue-backed ConebillConirostrum sitticolorrecording
- Capped ConebillConirostrum albifronsrecording
- Cinereous ConebillConirostrum cinereumrecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.