Ovenbirds (Furnariidae)
Orange-fronted Plushcrown (Metopothrix aurantiaca) - HBW 8, p. 317
French: Tête-de-feu pelucheux
German: Orangestirn-Bündelnister
Spanish: Coronafelpa
Other common names: Orange-fronted Softtail
Taxonomy: Metopothrix aurantiacus Sclater and Salvin, 1866, Sarayacu, Río Ucayali, Loreto, Peru.
Highly distinctive plumage so different from that of others in family that its placement in Furnariidae was once questioned. Possible link to Acrobatornis suggested by nest architecture and voice. Monotypic.
Distribution: SE Colombia (Putumayo, Amazonas), E Ecuador, E Peru, W Brazil (E to lower R Juruá and upper R Purús, S to Acre), and NE Bolivia (NE Beni).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird close to its nest, moving and foraging Locality Sacha Lodge, Orellana Province, Ecuador (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 2 September 2007 3 years ago 37 sec 4 -
A nest of this species, placed close to wasps' nest Locality Sacha Lodge, Orellana Province, Ecuador (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 2 September 2007 3 years ago 25 sec 3.8 -
A bird foraging in trees Locality Sacha Lodge, Orellana Province, Ecuador (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 2 September 2007 3 years ago 29 sec 3.5 -
Two birds in a tree seen from below Locality Sacha Lodge, Orellana Province, Ecuador (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 2 September 2007 3 years ago 42 sec 2.8
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