Rufous-breasted Leaftosser (Sclerurus scansor) [XC340443]
by Ricardo Jos\u00e9 Mitidieri from Po\u00e7\u00f5es, Bahia, Brazil (song)
Rufous-breasted Leaftosser (Sclerurus scansor) [XC299016]
by Jeremy Minns from Monte Alegre, Tel\u00eamaco Borba, Paran\u00e1, Brazil (call, song)
Subspecies
Often placed next to Black-tailed Leaftosser (Sclerurus caudacutus) in traditional classifications, this based on similarity of throat patterns. However, other plumage similarities and biogeography suggest that this and Grey-throated Leaftosser (Sclerurus albigularis) are sister-species.
The following 2 subspecies are recognised:
cearensis Snethlage, E, 1924 - North-eastern Brazil (Ceará south to northern Bahia). Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Ceara Leaftosser (Sclerurus cearensis).
scansor (Ménétries, 1835) - Central, central-eastern and south-eastern Brazil (Mato Grosso, Goiás and Minas Gerais south to Rio Grande do Sul), eastern Paraguay and north-eastern Argentina (Misiones).