Sharpbill
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| Oxyruncus cristatus Swainson, 1821 |
The Sharpbill (Oxyruncus cristatus) is a small drab bird. Its range is from the mountainous areas of tropical South America north to Panama and Costa Rica.
It inhabits the canopy of wet forest and feeds on fruit and some invertebrates. It has an orange erectile crest, black-spotted yellowish underparts and scaling on the head and neck. As its name implies, it has a sharp bill.
It was previously considered to be the sole member of the passerine bird family Oxyruncidae, but recent DNA evidence places it in the cotinga family, Cotingidae.
[edit] References
- BirdLife International (2004). Oxyruncus cristatus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 10 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern
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