Sharpbill (Oxyruncus cristatus)

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

sharpbill
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Rio de Janeiro, Brasil

sharpbill
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Rio de Janeiro, Brasil

sharpbill
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Rio de Janeiro, Brasil

sharpbill
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Darien, Panama

Identification & Behavior: ~17.5 cm (6.8 in). The Sharpbill has greenish-olive upperparts with faint wing bars and finely barred sides of the head. The underparts are pale yellow with black specks. The bill looks conical and is pointy. Sharpbill’s behavior is poorly known. It is known to join foraging flocks and also forage away from them.

Status: The geographic distribution of the Sharpbill is also poorly known. It occurs in a few locations and seems absent from other regions with seemingly suitable habitat along the eastern Andean foothills. It also occurs in Co, Ec, Br, and Bo.

Name in Spanish: Picoagudo.

Sub-species: Sharpbill (Oxyruncus cristatus cristatus) Swainson, 1821.

Meaning of Name:  Oxyruncus:  Gr. oxus= Sharp, pointed. rhunkhos: Gr. The bill. cristatus: L. crest.

See more of the Family Oxyruncidae   peru aves

Distribution Map
sharpbill - oxyruncus cristatusVoice

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 7/09/2014.