Order Passeriformes Scientific name Clytoctantes Rank Genus | Phylum Chordata Family Thamnophilidae Higher classification Antbird | |
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Lower classifications Recurve‑billed bushbird, Rondônia bushbird | ||
Recurve billed bushbird clytoctantes alixi eastern andes colombia male
Clytoctantes is a South American genus of bird in the family Thamnophilidae. Males are grey or black and females are mainly rufous. The stubby, hefty bill has a distinctly upcurved lower mandible and a straight culmen (a large version of the bills of the recurvebills), which possibly is a modification for opening bamboo stems in their search for insects. The two species were feared to be extinct or nearly so, until both were rediscovered in 2004.
Contents
- Recurve billed bushbird clytoctantes alixi eastern andes colombia male
- Near endemic recurve billed bushbird clytoctantes alixi eastern andes colombia male
- Species
- References
Near endemic recurve billed bushbird clytoctantes alixi eastern andes colombia male
Species
The name "bushbird" is shared with the rather similar, but smaller-billed black bushbird from the monotypic genus Neoctantes.
References
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