Recurve-billed Bushbird (Clytoctantes alixii)

Other Scientific Names
Clytoctantes alixi [Stotz et al. (1996)]

Family
Thamnophilidae (Typical Antbirds)

Size
16.50 cm

First Described (Guide)
Elliot, 1870

Habitat
Lowland and foothill forests, favouring dense undergrowth, thickets, forest borders and young secondary growth. From 185 - 1,750 m.

Range (Guide)

Colombia (B), Venezuela (B).

North-western Venezuela (Sierra de Perij�) and northern Colombia (northern end of the three main Andean ranges in C�sar, C�rdoba, Bol��var, Antioquia and Santander; one record from eastern slope of middle central range in Caldas).

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is 250 - 999 (2010) and decreasing.

Status EN
Habitat destruction and degradation through logging and conversion to agriculture is the main threat.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
A loud, mid-range whistling 'peeeuw peeeuw peeuw-pweet-pweet-pweet'.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (35)...)

Recurve-billed Bushbird (Clytoctantes alixii) [XC102554]
by from Hormiguero (Recurvebill Bushbird) ProAves reserve, Colombia (song)

Recurve-billed Bushbird (Clytoctantes alixii) [XC12610]
by Peter Boesman from Oca\u00f1a, Agua de la Virgen, Cerro de la virgen, Norte de Santander, Colombia (song)

Subspecies
Relationships uncertain. Specimens on which original description was based were apparently labelled from "Equateur", but there is no satisfactory evidence that the species has ever occurred in Ecuador.

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Recurve-billed Bushbird (Clytoctantes alixii) - 10 files

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