Amazonian south-eastern Peru (southern Ucayali, Cuzco, Madre de Díos) and northern Bolivia (western Pando); also southern Amazonian Brazil (Acre, northern Mato Grosso, Pará).
Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010) and decreasing.
Status NT
Habitat destruction and degradation through development, with oil/gas extraction and mining, and associated road-building and human colonisation, including uncontrolled tourism, being the main threats.
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
Habits
Favours areas of Guadua bamboo where it forages singly or in pairs, rarely in association with flocks. Best located by call, song or hammering sounds as it forages.
Voice
Frequently given call is a distinctive loud repeated 'chek'. Song is a fast sharply ascending series of harsh nasal notes lasting about 5 seconds.
Peruvian Recurvebill (Syndactyla ucayalae) [XC229748]
by Caio Brito from Pantiacolla Lodge, Madre de Dios, Peru (call)
Peruvian Recurvebill (Syndactyla ucayalae) [XC437376]
by Dante Buzzetti from Ramal do Noca, Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil (song)
Subspecies
No subspecies.
Genus merged by some authors into a broad Philydor. Close relationship to Syndactyla suggested by vocalizations and general behaviour. May form a superspecies with Bolivian Recurvebill (Syndactyla striata). Described taxon Megaxenops ferruginea is a synonym of present species.
BirdLife International Species Factsheet