Recurve-billed Bushbird (Clytoctantes alixii)
Illustration redrawn by AI from a real photograph

Recurve-billed Bushbird

Clytoctantes alixii Elliot, DG, 1870

32 gWeight

The recurve-billed bushbird (Clytoctantes alixii) is an Endangered species of Thamnophilid antbird that inhabits dense stands of secondary vegetation at the northern end of the Andes in Colombia and Venezuela.

Busiest months: February · Most records: Colombia

Endangered

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: February · Most records: Colombia

Recurve-billed Bushbird has been recorded at 4 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 1 country or region.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Refugio de las aves - La PiñuelaColombia49 records
  2. Reinita Cielo Azul ProAves ReserveColombia37 records
  3. Laguna El TabacalColombia20 records
More places
  1. Pauxi pauxi ProAves ReserveColombia1 record

Countries and regions with the most records

Colombia

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The recurve-billed bushbird (Clytoctantes alixii) is an Endangered species of Thamnophilid antbird that inhabits dense stands of secondary vegetation at the northern end of the Andes in Colombia and Venezuela. It is named for its extraordinary bill, which curves upwards. Until 2007, the bird was almost unknown in life and apart from earlier specimens it had only been seen in life once at an army ant swarm in Colombia in 1965.

Excerpt from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0 · authors · Read more on Wikipedia

Questions

How big is the Recurve-billed Bushbird?

The Recurve-billed Bushbird weighs around 32 g.

Where does the Recurve-billed Bushbird live?

Its breeding range: South America: northwestern Venezuela and northern Colombia. It is most often recorded in Colombia.

When is the best time to see the Recurve-billed Bushbird?

At the hotspots we track, it is recorded most in February (Northern Hemisphere).

Is the Recurve-billed Bushbird endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Recurve-billed Bushbird as Endangered.

What does the Recurve-billed Bushbird eat?

Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.

What family is the Recurve-billed Bushbird in?

It belongs to the family Antbirds (Thamnophilidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).

At a glance

Weight
32 g
Habitat
Forest
Diet
Insects & other invertebrates
Lifestyle
Perches in trees
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
Conservation
Endangered
More measurements
Wing
74 mm
Tail
59 mm
Bill
24 mm
Tarsus
21 mm

Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.

Range

South America: northwestern Venezuela and northern Colombia

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Order
Passerines Passeriformes
Family
Antbirds Thamnophilidae
Genus
Clytoctantes

Other birds in the genus Clytoctantes

Rondonia BushbirdRondonia BushbirdClytoctantes atrogularisRufous-rumped AntwrenRufous-rumped AntwrenEuchrepomis callinotaChestnut-shouldered AntwrenChestnut-shouldered AntwrenEuchrepomis humeralisYellow-rumped AntwrenYellow-rumped AntwrenEuchrepomis sharpeiAsh-winged AntwrenAsh-winged AntwrenEuchrepomis spodioptilaWing-banded AntbirdWing-banded AntbirdMyrmornis torquataSpot-winged AntshrikeSpot-winged AntshrikePygiptila stellarisRusset AntshrikeRusset AntshrikeThamnistes anabatinusRufescent AntshrikeRufescent AntshrikeThamnistes rufescensDot-winged AntwrenDot-winged AntwrenMicrorhopias quixensis
Recurve-billed Bushbird

Download illustration

Free to use with credit: “Illustration: Bird Album (birdalbum.com)”. Drawn by AI from a reference photo by Edwin Múnera Chavarría. ↗

WebP · 1070 px

Heard it but can't see it? Mingji identifies birds by sound and photo, on your phone.

In other languages