Conirostrum sitticolor
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In 3 days ~40% in a week ~60%
The blue-backed conebill (Conirostrum sitticolor) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae (South American tanagers). It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
The blue-backed conebill was described by French ornithologist Frédéric de Lafresnaye in 1840 who placed it in the genus Conirostrum, along with the other species of conebills. There are currently three recognized subspecies:
The blue-backed conebill is a small bird, weighing 11-13g. While subspecies differ slightly in appearance... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chingaza National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 3 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bogota | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-backed Conebill sighting in Podocarpus National Park on a given day, based on 217 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 96th most-seen of the 446 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.
January–February, May and October
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-backed Conebill in Podocarpus National Park on a given day, against about 10% in March–April, June–September and November–December, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Blue-backed 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.
3rd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Blue-backed Conebill sightings, Podocarpus National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Chingaza National Natural Park (Colombia, about 30%) and Los Nevados National Natural Park (Colombia, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Blue-backed Conebill is recorded against all the birds logged in Podocarpus National Park (217 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.
