Antbirds, Antshrikes, Antwrens, and Antvireos
Recurve-billed Bushbird
Clytoctantes alixii
ENEndangered
- Family
- Antbirds, Antshrikes, Antwrens, and Antvireos (Thamnophilidae)
- Order
- Passeriformes
Overview
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.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Range and habitat
Northern Colombia and northwestern Venezuela (Sierra de Perijá).
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
Continents
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Recurve-billed bushbird
- eBird: sightings, maps and photos
- xeno-canto: sound recordings
- Birds of the World: full species account (subscription)
- BirdLife DataZone: status and threats
- IUCN Red List (threat status)
- AviList global checklist (taxonomy)
Last updated September 29, 2026.
