Ovenbirds (Furnariidae)
Peruvian Recurvebill (Simoxenops ucayalae) - HBW 8, p. 331
French: Anabate à bec retroussé
German: Starkschnabel-Blattspäher
Spanish: Ticotico Picolezna Peruano
Other common names: Peruvian Foliage-gleaner
Taxonomy: Anachilus ucayalae Chapman, 1928, Lagarto, upper Río Ucayali, Peru.
Genus merged by some authors into a broad Philydor; close relationship to Syndactyla suggested by vocalizations and general behaviour. May form a superspecies with S. striatus. Described taxon Megaxenops ferruginea is a synonym of present species. Monotypic.
Distribution: Amazonian SE Peru (S Ucayali, Cuzco, Madre de Díos) and N Bolivia (W Pando); also S Amazonian Brazil (Acre, N Mato Grosso, Pará).
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A bird singing from bamboo. Locality Floresta Nacional de Carajás, Pará State, Brazil
(Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 11 August 2011 1 year ago 4.3 -
Recorded just before Atalaya in the last forest before. Bamboo are on both sides of the road. www.birds-venezuela.de Locality Madre de Dios Department, Peru
Joe Klaiber 9 June 2012 42 weeks ago 4 -
Calling several times Locality Manu Wildlife Center, Manu Biosphere Reserve, Madre de Dios Department, Peru
Fabrice Schmitt 9 August 2009 3 years ago 4
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