Black-billed Scythebill
Campylorhamphus falcularius
The Black-billed Scythebill (Campylorhamphus falcularius) is a rare ovenbirds and woodcreeper found in 3 countries, weighing about 43 g. The black-billed scythebill is a species of bird in the subfamily Dendrocolaptinae of the ovenbird family Furnariidae.
About the Black-billed Scythebill
The black-billed scythebill is a species of bird in the subfamily Dendrocolaptinae of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is native to the Atlantic Forest.
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How to identify it
The black-billed scythebill is 24 to 28 cm (9.4 to 11 in) long and weighs 37 to 42 g (1.3 to 1.5 oz). It is a slim, medium-sized woodcreeper with a very long, slim, dramatically decurved bill. The sexes have the same plumage. Adults have a thinly streaked face of buff and blackish with a narrow buffy-white supercilium. Their neck has the same colored streaks but they are coarser. Their crown and nape are blackish, with thin whitish to ochre streaks that extend onto the upper back. Their back, wing coverts, and rump are brownish to olive-brown. Voice: The black-billed scythebill's song is a "level or descending, raspy 'sree-sree-sree- -' " repeated five or six times. Its call is a "very high, piercing 'pjeetpjeet'."
Where it lives
When to see it
The Black-billed Scythebill can be seen all year round, with peak activity in October. It is a resident species across most of its range.
Easily confused with
Quick questions
- How do you identify a Black-billed Scythebill?
- The black-billed scythebill is 24 to 28 cm (9.4 to 11 in) long and weighs 37 to 42 g (1.3 to 1.5 oz). Full identification notes are on this page.
- How big is a Black-billed Scythebill?
- The Black-billed Scythebill is a small sized bird weighing about 43 g.
- Where can you see a Black-billed Scythebill?
- The Black-billed Scythebill occurs in 3 countries, including Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay.
- What birds look similar to a Black-billed Scythebill?
- The Black-billed Scythebill is most easily confused with the Curve-billed Scythebill, the Tapajos Scythebill and the Brown-billed Scythebill.
- Is the Black-billed Scythebill endangered?
- The Black-billed Scythebill is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
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