Recurve-billed bushbird
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Clytoctantes alixii

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.

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Recurve-billed bushbird habitat map
Recurve-billed bushbird habitat map
Recurve-billed bushbird
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Habits and Lifestyle

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Bird's call

Diet and Nutrition

References

1. Recurve-billed bushbird Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recurve-billed_bushbird
2. Recurve-billed bushbird on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22701358/179597646
3. Xeno-canto bird call - https://xeno-canto.org/694182

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