Bentbill

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

ImageCommon NameScientific nameDistribution
Northern bentbillOncostoma cinereigulareBelize, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama
Southern bentbillOncostoma olivaceumColombia and Panama

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


References

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