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Chestnut-vented Conebill
Conirostrum speciosum | Temminck, 1824

Characterization: Small species measuring about 10.5 cm in length. The male is bluish-gray, lighter on its lower parts; the top of the female's head and its neck are bluish-gray, it has olive-green upper parts, the sides of its head and lower parts are grayish-white. 

Distribution: From the Guianas and Venezuela to Bolivia, Paraguay, Brazil, and Argentina.

Habitat: Fields with trees and bushes, gallery forests and floodplains, river islands and vegetation on river banks.

Habits: A diurnal species, this bird lives in pairs or small groups, often participating in mixed canopy flocks, which makes it difficult to see.

Diet: Omnivorous, feeding on insects, small caterpillars, and small fruits.

Breeding: It lays 2 eggs in a bowl-shaped nest made of straw and fine twigs.

In the UFRA area: This bird species is considered uncommon in the studied areas because it was only seen 9 times. Its spatial distribution is considered medium because it was seen only in restored native forests, in mixed forests in regeneration, and in native forests.