Chestnut-vented Conebill

Chestnut-vented Conebill

Conirostrum speciosum

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Chapada Diamantina National Park

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%

47 Verified sightings at Chapada Diamantina National Park From 2019 to 2026
2,266 In all 13 parks
October Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Chestnut-vented Conebill

The chestnut-vented conebill (Conirostrum speciosum) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and heavily degraded former forest. Wikipedia →

Sounds

Song1:00

Brazil · 2023

© Franciel da Silva Lima · XC1138042 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Call0:12

Brazil · 2025

© JAYRSON ARAUJO DE OLIVEIRA · XC1034730 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Alarm call0:04

Brazil · 2020

© Daniel Mello · XC587943 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
~20%
2 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~20%
3 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~20%
4 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
5 Chapada Diamantina National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
6 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
7 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
8 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
9 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
10 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
<5%
11 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
12 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
<5%
13 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Goiânia 🇧🇷 Brazil
~20%
2 Rio de Janeiro 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
3 São Paulo 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
4 Belo Horizonte 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
5 Campinas 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
6 Asuncion 🇵🇾 Paraguay
<5%
7 Vitória 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
8 Niterói 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
9 Curitiba 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
10 Santos 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Chestnut-vented Conebill in Chapada Diamantina National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Chestnut-vented Conebill sighting in Chapada Diamantina National Park on a given day, based on 47 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 141st most-seen of the 271 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Chestnut-vented Conebill in Chapada Diamantina National Park?

October

In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Chestnut-vented Conebill in Chapada Diamantina National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–April and July–August, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Chestnut-vented Conebill?

Between 7 and 10 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Chestnut-vented Conebill sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Chapada Diamantina National Park the best place to see a Chestnut-vented Conebill?

5th of 13

Of the 13 parks where we can rate Chestnut-vented Conebill sightings, Chapada Diamantina National Park ranks 5th at about 10%. The best odds are in Iguazú National Park (Argentina, about 20%), Serra dos Órgãos National Park (Brazil, about 20%) and Iguaçu National Park (Brazil, about 20%).

Which relatives of the Chestnut-vented Conebill live in Chapada Diamantina National Park?

Same family: Thraupidae

The closest relatives of the Chestnut-vented Conebill that you can see in Chapada Diamantina National Park (family Thraupidae, Tanagers and Allies) are Bananaquit (about 60%), Blue Dacnis (about 50%) and Red-cowled Cardinal (about 50%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Chestnut-vented Conebill sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Chestnut-vented Conebill is recorded against all the birds logged in Chapada Diamantina National Park (47 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.

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