Bolivian Recurvebill (Syndactyla striata)

Order: Passeriformes | Family: Furnariidae | IUCN Status: Least Concern

bolivian_recurvebill
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Illampu, Bolivia

bolivian_recurvebill
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Los Volcanes, Bolivia

bolivian_recurvebill
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Illampu, Bolivia

bolivian_recurvebill
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Los Volcanes, Bolivia


Identification & Behavior: ~20 cm (7.8 in). The Bolivian Recurvebill is mostly rufous-brown. The throat, upper breast, head, and sides of the neck are streaked with rufous. The bill is dusky and thick with an upturned mandible. It forages in the understory of humid montane forest and also in stands of bamboo. It is very similar to the Peruvian Recurvebill but ranges at higher elevations on the east slope of the Andes, and have a dusky bill.          

Status: The Bolivian Recurvebill is uncommon in humid montane forests of the east slope of the Andes at elevations ranging between 750-1200 m. It also occurs in Bo.

Name in Spanish: Pico-Recurvo Boliviano.

Sub-species: Bolivian Recurvebill (Syndactyla striata), (Carriker), 1935.

Meaning of Name: Syndactyla: Gr. sun= together and daktulos= toe. striata: L. stria, striatus= furrow, striated.

See more of the Family Furnariidae  peru aves

Distribution Mapbolivian recurvebill

Voice


References:

    • Species range based on: Schulenberg, T. S., D. F. Stotz, and L. Rico. 2006. Distribution maps of the birds of Peru, version 1.0. Environment, Culture & Conservation (ECCo). The Field Museum.  http://fm2.fieldmuseum.org/uw_test/birdsofperu on 03/01/2017.