- Syndactyla striata
Identification
19–20 cm (7½-7¾ in)
- Dark rufous-brown head, upperparts and wings
- Buff supercilium
- Buff streaking on head, neck and back
- Buff-rufous underparts
- Rufous tail
- Upturned bill
Distribution
South America: found in the yungas of western Bolivia (La Paz, Cochabamba and western Santa Cruz) and extreme south west Peru.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
It's sometimes placed in the genus Simoxenops.
Habitat
Foothill evergreen forests between 640 and 1700m.
Behaviour
Diet
They are often seen in mixed species flocks. Their main diet consists of arthropods.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- BirdLife International
- Remsen, J.V., Jr & Sharpe, C.J. (2019). Bolivian Recurvebill (Syndactyla striata). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. (retrieved from https://www.hbw.com/node/56548 on 21 August 2019).
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Bolivian Recurvebill. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 13 September 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Bolivian_Recurvebill
