Orange-fronted Plushcrown
Metopothrix aurantiacaSclater, PL; Salvin, O, 1866
English (US) Orange-fronted Plushcrown
The Orange-fronted Plushcrown (Metopothrix aurantiaca) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Furnariidae (Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers) in the order Passeriformes.
Range: tropical southeastern Colombia to northern Bolivia and western Amazonian BrazilRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Metopothrix aurantiaca
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Orange-fronted Plushcrown
- Described by
- Sclater, PL; Salvin, O, 1866
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Metopothrix aurantiacus
- Described by
- Sclater, PL; Salvin, O, 1866
- Type locality
- Sarayacu, Rio Ucayali, Peru.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1866, pt.2 p.190 pl.18
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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