Northern Bentbill

Northern BentbillThis small flycatcher occurs in Central American forest. At Guatemala's Laguna del Tigre National Park, it appears regularly in annual bird counts.What does it look like?It is about 10 cm long, with a short, thick, downcurved bill, gray head, olive back, and pale yellow belly.How does it live?This small flycatcher occurs in Central American forest. At Guatemala's Laguna del Tigre National Park, it appears regularly in annual bird counts.It stays alone or in pairs in dense understory and sallies from branches to catch insects and other arthropods. Christmas counts at Laguna del Tigre recorded it every year from 2010 through 2019.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.