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Bushbirds
There are three species of bird in two genera known as bushbirds : *''Clytoctantes'' ** Recurve-billed bushbird, ''Clytoctantes alixii'' ** Rondônia bushbird The Rondonia bushbird (''Clytoctantes atrogularis'') is a Near Threatened species of bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds". It is endemic to Brazil. Taxonomy and systematics The Rondonia bushbird wa ..., ''Clytoctantes atrogularis'' *''Neoctantes'' ** Black bushbird, ''Neoctantes niger'' {{Animal common name Birds by common name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clytoctantes
''Clytoctantes'' is a South American genus of passerine birds in the antbird family, Thamnophilidae. 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. Species * Recurve-billed bushbird 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 extraordi ... (''Clytoctantes alixii'') * Rondônia bushbird (''Clytoctantes atrogularis'') The name "bushbird" is shared with the rather similar, but smaller-billed black bushbird from the monotypic genus '' Neoctantes''. Bushbirds ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Bushbird
The black bushbird (''Neoctantes niger'') is a species of bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds". It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.Remsen, J. V., Jr., J. I. Areta, E. Bonaccorso, S. Claramunt, G. Del-Rio, A. Jaramillo, D. F. Lane, M. B. Robbins, F. G. Stiles, and K. J. Zimmer. Version 26 November 2023. Species Lists of Birds for South American Countries and Territories. https://www.museum.lsu.edu/~Remsen/SACCCountryLists.htm retrieved November 27, 2023 Taxonomy and systematics The black bushbird was described by the Austrian ornithologist August von Pelzeln in 1859 and given the binomial name ''Xenops niger''. The current genus ''Neoctantes'' was erected by the English zoologist Philip Sclater in 1869. The black bushbird is the only member of genus ''Neoctantes'' and has no subspecies. Description The black bushbird is long and weighs . It is rather stocky with a short tail and an unusual upturned bill. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bird
Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates constituting the class Aves (), characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweight skeleton. Birds live worldwide and range in size from the bee hummingbird to the ostrich. There are about ten thousand living species, more than half of which are passerine, or "perching" birds. Birds have whose development varies according to species; the only known groups without wings are the extinct moa and elephant birds. Wings, which are modified forelimbs, gave birds the ability to fly, although further evolution has led to the loss of flight in some birds, including ratites, penguins, and diverse endemic island species. The digestive and respiratory systems of birds are also uniquely adapted for flight. Some bird species of aquatic environments, particularly seabirds and some waterbirds, have further evolved for swimming. B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Recurve-billed Bushbird
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. Discovery and rediscovery The species was first described in 1870 by Daniel Giraud Elliot from a specimen obtained from the Rio Napo. He named the species after Dr. Edouard Alix (1823–1893) of Paris. A significant effort in Colombia failed to find the bird. However, in April 2004 the species was found in Venezuela in the foothills of Sierra de Perijá close to the border with Colombia, during a Conservation International-financed Rapid Assessment (RAP) expedition consisting of ornithologists Miguel Lentino, Jorge Perez-Eman, Irving Carreño and Chr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rondônia Bushbird
The Rondonia bushbird (''Clytoctantes atrogularis'') is a Near Threatened species of bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds". It is endemic to Brazil. Taxonomy and systematics The Rondonia bushbird was first described to science in 1991 from sightings and a specimen collected in 1986. It was not again recorded away from the type locality until 2005.Costa, T. V. V., C. J. Sharpe, K. Zimmer, M.L. Isler, and G. M. Kirwan (2022). Rondonia Bushbird (''Clytoctantes atrogularis''), version 2.0. In Birds of the World (C. J. Sharpe and B. K. Keeney, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.ronbus1.02 retrieved January 2, 2024 The Rondonia bushbird is monotypic. It shares genus ''Clytoctantes'' with the recurve-billed bushbird (''C. alixii'') and the two are closely related to the black bushbird (''Neoctantes niger''). Description The Rondonia bushbird is long and weighs about . It is rather stocky ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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