Order: Passeriformes | Family: Furnariidae | IUCN Status: Least Concern
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Amazonian Brazil
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Amazonian Brazil
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Amazonian Brazil
Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Amazonian Brazil
Status: The South American Leaftosser is rare in Amazonia but appears to be uncommon along the foothill of the Andes and adjacent Amazonian lowlands. It is known to occur at elevations of up to 1000 m on the east slope of the Andes. The South American Leaftosser also occurs in Co, Ec, Br, and Bo.
Name in Spanish: Tira-hoja Sudamericano.
Sub-species: South American Leaftosser (Sclerurus obscurior peruvianus), C. Chubb, 1919.
Meaning of Name: Sclerurus: Gr. skleros= stiff and oura= tail. obscurior: L. obscurior, obscurioris, obscurus= darker, dark, obscure.
Note: The South American Leaftosser was formerly known as Tawny-throated Leaftosser. See rationale.
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- Species range based on: Schulenberg, T. S., D. F. Stotz, and L. Rico. 2006. Distribution maps of the birds of Peru, version 1.0. Environment, Culture & Conservation (ECCo). The Field Museum. http://fm2.fieldmuseum.org/uw_test/birdsofperu on 03/01/2017.