Clytoctantes
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Clytoctantes is a South America
n genus of bird
in the Thamnophilidae family. 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.
The name "bushbird" is shared with the rather similar, but smaller-billed Black Bushbird
from the monotypic genus Neoctantes.
South America
South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...
n genus of bird
Bird
Birds are feathered, winged, bipedal, endothermic , egg-laying, vertebrate animals. Around 10,000 living species and 188 families makes them the most speciose class of tetrapod vertebrates. They inhabit ecosystems across the globe, from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Extant birds range in size from...
in the Thamnophilidae family. 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
Recurvebills
The recurvebills are two species of Furnariid birds from the genus Simoxenops. They are restricted to humid forests in the South American countries of Bolivia, Peru and Brazil. Their common name refers to the peculiar bill-shape, which, at least in the case of the larger-billed Peruvian...
), which possibly is a modification for opening bamboo
Bamboo
Bamboo is a group of perennial evergreens in the true grass family Poaceae, subfamily Bambusoideae, tribe Bambuseae. Giant bamboos are the largest members of the grass family....
stems in their search for insects. The two species were feared to be extinct or nearly so, until both were rediscovered in 2004.
Species
- Recurve-billed BushbirdRecurve-billed BushbirdThe Recurve-billed Bushbird is a 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...
(Clytoctantes alixii) - Rondônia BushbirdRondônia BushbirdThe Rondônia Bushbird is a bird species in the family Thamnophilidae. It is endemic to Brazil.Males are blackish and females are mainly rufous. The stubby, hefty bill has a distinctively upcurved lower mandible and a straight culmen.Very little is known about this species...
(Clytoctantes atrogularis)
The name "bushbird" is shared with the rather similar, but smaller-billed Black Bushbird
Black Bushbird
The Black Bushbird is a species of bird in the Thamnophilidae family. It is monotypic within the genus Neoctantes.It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru....
from the monotypic genus Neoctantes.