Bentbill

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Bentbill
Southern bentbill (Oncostoma olivaceum)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tyrannidae
Genus: Oncostoma
P.L. Sclater, 1862

The bentbills are found in the genus Oncostoma in the tyrant flycatcher family Tyrannidae. It contains the following two species:[1]

Image Common Name Scientific name Distribution
Northern bentbill Oncostoma cinereigulare Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama
Southern bentbill Oncostoma olivaceum Colombia and Panama


References[edit]

  1. ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2019). "Tyrant flycatchers". World Bird List Version 9.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 29 June 2019.