Rufous-breasted Leaftosser
Sclerurus scansor(Ménétries, É, 1835)
English (US) Rufous-breasted Leaftosser
The Rufous-breasted Leaftosser (Sclerurus scansor) 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.
- Scientific name
- Sclerurus scansor
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Rufous-breasted Leaftosser
- Described by
- (Ménétries, É, 1835)
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The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Sclerurus scansor cearensis
- Sclerurus scansor scansor
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Oxypyga scansor
- Described by
- (Ménétries, É, 1835)
- Type locality
- Rio de Janeiro and Minas Gerais.
- Original description
- Mémoires de l'Académie Impériale des Sciences de St. Pétersbourg (6), 1 p.520 pl.11
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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