Ovenbirds (Furnariidae)
Rufous-breasted Leaftosser (Sclerurus scansor) - HBW 8, p. 353
French: Sclérure à poitrine rousse
German: Schuppenkehl-Laubwender
Spanish: Tirahojas Ogarití
Other common names: Rufous-breasted Leafscraper
Taxonomy: Oxypyga scansor Ménétries, 1835, Rio de Janeiro and Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Often placed next to S. caudacutus in traditional classifications, this based on similarity of throat patterns; other plumage similarities and biogeography, however, suggest that S. albigularis is its sister-species. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- cearensis Snethlage, 1924 - NE Brazil (Ceará S to N Bahia).
- scansor (Ménétries, 1835) - C, CE & SE Brazil (Mato Grosso, Goiás and Minas Gerais S to Rio Grande do Sul), E Paraguay and NE Argentina (Misiones).
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird on a branch, singing Locality Serra de Baturité, Ceará State, Brazil (ssp cearensis)
Nick Athanas 6 January 2006 6 years ago 37 sec 4.2 -
leaf-tossing on the ground Locality Tres Picos State Park, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil
Juan Sanabria 1 November 2011 1 year ago 29 sec 3.4 -
A bird on a branch, then flying away. Locality Serra da Ibiapaba, Ceará State, Brazil (ssp cearensis)
Josep del Hoyo 30 September 2008 3 years ago 42 sec 2.8 -
A bird in the dense vegetation. Locality Serra de Baturité, Ceará State, Brazil (ssp cearensis)
Yoel Jimenez 13 November 2006 3 years ago 13 sec 2.4
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A bird on a root.
Locality Serra de Baturité, Ceará State, Brazil (ssp cearensis)
Nick Athanas 7 January 2006 4 years ago 4.3 -
A bird on forest floor
Locality Serra dos Orgaos National Park, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil
Chris and Megan Perkins 2 years ago 3.5
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One bird singing and call and singing two times. In the background other individue call. On the ground of the forest (Atlantic R Locality Núcleo Cunha-Indaiá, Serra do Mar State Park, São Paulo State, Brazil
Antonio Silveira 1 October 2004 30 weeks ago 4 -
After paly-back. Locality Chapada do Araripe, Ceará State, Brazil
(ssp cearensis)
Ciro Albano 3 June 2004 3 years ago 4
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