Cinereous Conebill

Cinereous Conebill

Conirostrum cinereum

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at La Paz

In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%

78 Verified sightings at La Paz
201 In 1 park From 2019 to 2026
January Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Cinereous Conebill

The cinereous conebill (Conirostrum cinereum) is a species of bird in the tanager family Thraupidae. Its range extends from south-western Colombia et northern Chile and Bolivia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, and heavily degraded former forest. Wikipedia →

Sounds

Song0:09

Peru · 2026

© Étienne Leroy · XC1184400 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Call0:17

Peru · 2016

© Dries Van de Loock · XC388819 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Song0:12

Ecuador · 2024

© Manuel Sánchez-Nivicela · XC1049009 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Lauca National Park 🇨🇱 Chile
~20%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Arequipa 🇵🇪 Peru
~70%
2 Quito 🇪🇨 Ecuador
~50%
3 La Paz 🇧🇴 Bolivia
~20%
4 Lima 🇵🇪 Peru
~10%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

# Zoo / Centre Country
1 Bioparque Municipal Vesty Pakos 🇧🇴 Bolivia In captivity

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Cinereous Conebill in La Paz?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Cinereous Conebill sighting in La Paz on a given day, based on 78 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 32nd most-seen of the 88 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Cinereous Conebill in La Paz?

January

In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Cinereous Conebill in La Paz on a given day, against about 10% in February–March, May and September, the lowest months. That is one of La Paz's wettest months, with about 140 mm of rain against 10 mm in June.

What time of day is best to see a Cinereous Conebill?

Between 8 and 11 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Cinereous Conebill sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is La Paz the best place to see a Cinereous Conebill?

3rd of 4

Of the 4 cities where we can rate Cinereous Conebill sightings, La Paz ranks 3rd at about 20%. The best odds are in Arequipa (Peru, about 70%) and Quito (Ecuador, about 50%).

Where does the Cinereous Conebill sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Cinereous Conebill is recorded against all the birds logged in La Paz (78 verified sightings), 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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