Bird Guide

Black-billed Peppershrike

Cyclarhis nigrirostris

Least ConcernInvertebratesForestCup nestSmall · 32 g

About the Black-billed Peppershrike

The black-billed peppershrike is a species of bird in the family Vireonidae. It is found in the Andes of Colombia and northern Ecuador. It inhabits subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and heavily degraded former forest.

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Olive coloured overall with grey throat, belly, cheek and forecrown and a rufous stripe above the eye and lore. Differs from the more common Rufous-browed peppershrike by its black-tipped bill, thinner rufous superciliary stripe, and olive neck and cap.

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What the Black-billed Peppershrike sounds like

Recording: Niels Krabbe · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto
Recording: Niels Krabbe · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto
Recording: Niels Krabbe · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto

Where the Black-billed Peppershrike lives

Regular range

When to see the Black-billed Peppershrike

Peak activity in February · a resident species across most of its range

Easily confused with

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