Bentbill

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

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

Genus Oncostoma P.L. Sclater, 1862 – two species
Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population
Northern bentbill

Oncostoma cinereigulare
(Sclater, PL, 1857)
Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama
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Southern bentbill

Oncostoma olivaceum
(Lawrence, 1862)
Colombia and Panama
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References

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