Cinereous Conebill

Cinereous Conebill

Conirostrum cinereum

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Lima

In 3 days ~40% in a week ~60%

1,033 Verified sightings at Lima
201 In 1 park From 2019 to 2026
December 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 Lima?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cinereous Conebill sighting in Lima on a given day, based on 1,033 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 54th most-seen of the 171 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.

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

December

In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Cinereous Conebill in Lima on a given day, against under 5% in April to June, the lowest months.

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 Lima the best place to see a Cinereous Conebill?

4th of 4

Of the 4 cities where we can rate Cinereous Conebill sightings, Lima ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Arequipa (Peru, about 70%), Quito (Ecuador, about 50%) and La Paz (Bolivia, about 20%).

Which relatives of the Cinereous Conebill live in Lima?

Same family: Thraupidae

The closest relatives of the Cinereous Conebill that you can see in Lima (family Thraupidae, Tanagers and Allies) are Saffron Finch (about 60%), Blue-gray Tanager (about 60%) and Bananaquit (about 50%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

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 Lima (1,033 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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