straight billed
/streɪt bɪld/
adjective
- Having a straight, not curved, beak or bill (used especially of birds).
- The straight-billed woodcreeper uses its long, straight bill to probe for insects in tree bark.
- Unlike curved-billed species, straight-billed birds often feed on flat surfaces.
- Birdwatchers can identify the straight-billed heron by its narrow, pointed beak.