Black-billed Scythebill (Campylorhamphus falcularius)
Black-billed Scythebill, Intervales, São Paulo, Brazil, April 2004 - click for larger image Intervales, São Paulo, Brazil
April 2004

The Black-billed Scythebill is distributed in south-east Brazil and into adjacent areas of Paraguay and Argentina. It is found in Atlantic Rain Forest and secondary woodland, often associated with stands of bamboo.

It has a very long, decurved black bill the colour of which distinguishes it from the other two scythebills found in Brazil; Red-billed Scythebill Campylorhamphus trochilirostris and Curve-billed Scythebill C. procurvoides. Otherwise it is olive-brown above with a black head and nape with white streaks. The wings and tail are chestnut-rufous and the throat is whitish.
Black-billed Scythebill, Intervales, São Paulo, Brazil, April 2004 - click for larger image It forages on trunks, as seen in these photos, and on bamboo and bromeliads where its bill must help it catch its insect prey.
Black-billed Scythebill, Intervales, São Paulo, Brazil, April 2004 - click for larger image
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