Short-billed Leaftosser (Sclerurus rufigularis)

Other Names (World)
Short-billed Leaftosser, Short-billed Leafscraper

Family
Furnariidae (Ovenbirds)

Size
15 - 16 cm

First Described (Guide)
Pelzeln, 1868

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical moist lowland forest. From sea-level - 900 m, occasionally up to 1,800 m.

Range (Guide)

Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (61)...)

Short-billed Leaftosser (Sclerurus rufigularis) [XC518131]
by Mauricio \u00c1lvarez-Rebolledo (Colecci\u00f3n de Sonidos Ambientales - Instituto Humboldt) from PNN Picachos, r\u00edo Pato cuenca alta, Colombia (?)

Short-billed Leaftosser (Sclerurus) [XC39469]
by Olivier Claessens from Cristalino Jungle Lodge, MT, Brazil (song)

Subspecies
Plumage similarities have suggested to most authors that this and Tawny-throated Leaftosser (Sclerurus mexicanus) are sister-species.

The following 4 subspecies are recognised:

fulvigularis Todd, 1920 - Southern Venezuela (Amazonas, Bol��var), the Guianas and northern Brazil (probably in Roraima).
brunnescens Todd, 1948 - South-eastern Colombia (southern from Meta and Vaup�s), western Brazil north of R Amazon (east to possibly right bank of R Negro), eastern Ecuador and north-eastern Peru (north of R Amazon in Amazonas, Loreto and San Mart��n).
furfurosus Todd, 1948 - Northern Brazil north of R Amazon (eastern from possibly R Negro).
rufigularis Pelzeln, 1868 - South of R Amazon in north-eastern Peru (northern Loreto), Brazil (Amazonas east to Maranh�o, south to northern Mato Grosso) and eastern Bolivia (eastern Beni, north-eastern Santa Cruz).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Short-billed Leaftosser (Sclerurus rufigularis) - 10 files

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