Blue-backed Conebill
Conirostrum sitticolorde Lafresnaye, NFAA, 1840
English (US) Blue-backed Conebill
The Blue-backed Conebill (Conirostrum sitticolor) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Thraupidae (Tanagers and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Conirostrum sitticolor
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Blue-backed Conebill
- Described by
- de Lafresnaye, NFAA, 1840
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Conirostrum sitticolor pallidum
- Conirostrum sitticolor intermedium
- Conirostrum sitticolor sitticolor
- Conirostrum sitticolor cyaneum
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- de Lafresnaye, NFAA, 1840
- Type locality
- Santa Fe de Bogota, Colombia.
- Original description
- Revue Zoologique, par la Société Cuvierienne 3 p.102
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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