The Cone-billed Tanager is a rare and highly localized species, named for its distinctive conical bill. It has a rather plain olive-green plumage, making it easily overlooked.
Where to spot
Endemic to a few scattered locations in central Brazil, inhabiting gallery forests within the Cerrado and humid lowland forests.
How to spot
Observation is extremely challenging due to its rarity and specific habitat. Look for it in the mid-story of gallery forests. Its plain appearance means careful observation of bill shape is essential.
When to spot
A resident species, observable year-round, but highly localized and difficult to find.
Where to spot
Endemic to a few scattered locations in central Brazil, inhabiting gallery forests within the Cerrado and humid lowland forests.
How to spot
Observation is extremely challenging due to its rarity and specific habitat. Look for it in the mid-story of gallery forests. Its plain appearance means careful observation of bill shape is essential.
When to spot
A resident species, observable year-round, but highly localized and difficult to find.
Credits:
Wikimedia Commons
Credits:
Wikimedia Commons
This species is known only from a few scattered locations in Brazil, making it one of the less understood and more challenging tanagers to observe.
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