Recurve-billed Bushbird
A species of Recurve-billed Bushbirds Scientific name : Clytoctantes alixii Genus : Recurve-billed Bushbirds
Recurve-billed Bushbird, A species of Recurve-billed Bushbirds
Botanical name: Clytoctantes alixii
Genus: Recurve-billed Bushbirds
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Description
The recurve-billed bushbird (Clytoctantes alixii) 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. 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. 
Size
17 cm
Nest Placement
Cavity
Feeding Habits
Recurve-billed Bushbird feeds primarily on insects, observed foraging at army-ant swarms and stripping dead stems to find prey. These behaviors suggest a diet comprised largely of arthropods with specialized hunting techniques.
Habitat
The habitat of recurve-billed Bushbird primarily consists of the understorey within evergreen forests, including forest edges, adjacent secondary growths, and areas undergoing regeneration, such as clearings. These birds show a preference for dense tangles of vines and thickets close to the ground, commonly found in locations like fallen trees, overgrown clearings, and the borders of forests. They are indigenous to the foothills of broader neotropical regions.
Dite type
Insectivorous
General Info
Feeding Habits
Bird food type
Species Status
The bushbird is 16.5 cm (6.5 inches) long and unmistakable. The male is slate gray, the female rufescent brown. It inhabits well-developed secondary growth at 150–1750 m. It is insectivorous and a bamboo specialist. The outlook for the bushbird in the foothills of Sierra de Perijá in Venezuela seems positive, and certainly much better than scientists had guessed before 2004. The bird appears to be not uncommon in regenerating swidden ("slash-and-burn") plots. A significant area of extremely important, uninhabited primary forest is being rapidly invaded in the foothills of this range where the forest is being felled to plant short-term cash crops. There appears to be little attempt to control or regulate illegal deforestation there by the Venezuelan government and local political support for the invasion. Despite the long-term consequences for the survival of the forest and its species, in the short term this may lead to creation of further bushbird habitat. The bushbird should now be looked for in suitable area elsewhere. Sierra de Perijá is one of the top conservation priorities for birds in Venezuela, not just for this species but for several other threatened birds.
Scientific Classification
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Chordates Class
Birds Order
Perching birds Family
Antbirds Genus
Recurve-billed Bushbirds Species
Recurve-billed Bushbird 
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