Tanagers (Thraupidae)

Rufous-browed Conebill (Conirostrum rufum) - HBW 16, p. 263

French: Conirostre roux German: Rotbrauen-Spitzschnabel Spanish: Conirrostro Rufo

Taxonomy: Conirostrum rufum Lafresnaye, 1843, Santa Fé de Bogotá, Colombia.
Genus has sometimes been placed in Coerebidae or Parulidae, but molecular-genetic data indicate that it belongs in present family, with Oreomanes as sister-group. Monotypic.

Distribution: E Andes from W Venezuela (extreme S Táchira) S locally in adjacent Colombia from Norte de Santander (Páramo de Guerrero, W of Salazar) to latitude of Bogotá; also Santa Marta Mts (N Colombia).