Working in parallel, Colombian ornithology student Oscar Laverde refound Bushbirds in Norte de Santander, Colombia in July 2005. The birds were subsequently studied in detail by Laverde, F. Gary Stiles and ornithology students of the Natural Sciences Institute of the National University of Colombia. Their findings are published in issue No. 5 of Ornitología Colombiana .
The Recurvebill Bushbird is classified as Endangered (EN), considered to be facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild.
Nothing known about the Recurvebill Bushbird