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The Cone-billed tanager (Conothraupis mesoleuca) is a bird found in Brazil. Found in Brazil. It eats insects and other small invertebrates and seeds and nuts. The IUCN Red List lists it as Endangered.

🏡 Where the Cone-billed tanager lives

Found in Brazil.

🍽️ What it eats

• 🐛 Insects & bugs70%
• 🌰 Seeds & nuts30%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

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Recorded by Breno Dias Vitorino (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC333240. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Cone-billed tanager

Where does the Cone-billed tanager live?

The Cone-billed tanager lives in Brazil. Found in Brazil.

What does the Cone-billed tanager eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 70%), seeds and nuts (about 30%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Cone-billed tanager endangered?

Very few are left in the wild. Its IUCN Red List category is Endangered.

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Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.