Chestnut-vented Conebill

Chestnut-vented Conebill

Conirostrum speciosum

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Serra da Canastra National Park

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%

15 Verified sightings at Serra da Canastra National Park From 2019 to 2026
2,266 In all 13 parks
March 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 Serra da Canastra National Park?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Chestnut-vented Conebill sighting in Serra da Canastra National Park on a given day, based on 15 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 227th most-seen of the 294 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Chestnut-vented Conebill in Serra da Canastra National Park?

March and July

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Chestnut-vented Conebill in Serra da Canastra National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April–June and August–February, 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 Serra da Canastra National Park the best place to see a Chestnut-vented Conebill?

7th of 13

Of the 13 parks where we can rate Chestnut-vented Conebill sightings, Serra da Canastra National Park ranks 7th at under 5%. 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 Serra da Canastra National Park?

Same family: Thraupidae

The closest relatives of the Chestnut-vented Conebill that you can see in Serra da Canastra National Park (family Thraupidae, Tanagers and Allies) are Saffron Finch (about 80%), Sayaca Tanager (about 60%) and Burnished-buff Tanager (about 60%), 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 Serra da Canastra National Park (15 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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