Red-billed Scythebill

Rufous -Sense Schnabel ( Campylorhamphus trochilirostris )

The Rufous -Sense Schnabel ( Campylorhamphus trochilirostris ) is a South American passerine bird of the family tree climber.

Features

The 28 cm long Rufous -Sense beak is a slender bird with a very long, sickle- curved beak, which accounts for a quarter of the total length. The strong claws and stiff tail empower the way for climbing on tree trunks. The reddish-brown plumage is penetrated to the head, neck and bottom with a lighter brown.

Occurrence

The Rufous -sense bill comes throughout lowland South America from Panama to northern Argentina and Paraguay before. He lives in rain forests or swampy, surrounded by open countryside forest areas.

Behavior

The Rufous -Sense beak is a gregarious bird, which occurs with other insectivorous birds in mixed squads. He climbs tree trunks or larger branches up and examined under bark, in cracks and in bromeliads flowers by insects.

Reproduction

In a ball-shaped, padded with plant material nest is built in tree stumps or tree holes, two eggs are incubated at about two weeks.