Northern Bentbill
Oncostoma cinereigulare (Sclater, PL, 1857)
Tyrannidae — Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura
Northern Bentbill, Oncostoma cinereigulare, is a tyrant flycatcher of Middle America, breeding from southern Mexico to Panama. It is a resident bird of humid lowland forest, secondary woodland and partly open scrub in the tropical zone, especially where thick growth and understorey are present. Its most notable feature is a fairly stout bill that curves downwards. The species was first described by Sclater in 1857 and placed in its present genus later. It is the only member of its genus and is closely linked with the southern bentbill.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Tyrannidae — Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura
- Breeding range
- Middle America: s Mexico to Panama
