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

Bentbill
Southern bentbill (Oncostoma olivaceum)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tyrannidae
Genus: Oncostoma
P.L. Sclater, 1862
Image Common Name Scientific name Distribution
Northern bentbill Oncostoma cinereigulare Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama
Southern bentbill Oncostoma olivaceum Colombia and Panama


References edit

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