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Pearly-breasted Conebill

Conirostrum margaritae (Holt, 1931)

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Conirostrum margaritae (Holt, 1931)
Name authority
(Holt, 1931)
Common name
Pearly-breasted Conebill
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Thraupidae
Genus
Conirostrum
Extinction status
Recorded extant

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. megaclassTetrapoda
  8. classAves
  9. orderPasseriformes
  10. familyThraupidae
  11. genusConirostrum d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1838
  12. speciesConirostrum margaritae (Holt, 1931)

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Conirostrum. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Capped ConebillConirostrum albifrons Lafresnaye, 1842ThraupidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Rufous-browed ConebillConirostrum rufum Lafresnaye, 1843ThraupidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Chestnut-vented ConebillConirostrum speciosum (Temminck, 1824)ThraupidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
White-eared ConebillConirostrum leucogenys (Lafresnaye, 1852)ThraupidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant

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Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Ateleodacnis margaritae Holt, 1931 Holt, 1931synonym

Documented distribution

Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.

South America

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=559399 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:XP4F. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.