Rufous-breasted Leaftosser (Sclerurus scansor) [XC164896]
by Glauco Kohler from RPPN Prima Luna, Nova Trento, Santa Catarina, Brazil (song)
Rufous-breasted Leaftosser (Sclerurus scansor) [XC391819]
by Bobby Wilcox from Green Trail, Reserva Ecol\u00f3gica de Guapia\u00e7u, RJ, Brazil (call)
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).