Sclerurus

Sclerurus
Dusky leaftosser in Ecuador
Sclerurus obscurior
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Furnariidae
Genus: Sclerurus
Swainson, 1827
Type species
Thamnophilus caudacutus[1]
Vieillot, 1816

Sclerurus is a bird genus in the ovenbird family, Furnariidae. Members of this genus are commonly known as leaftossers or leafscrapers, and are found in Mexico, Central America and South America. They are close relatives of the miners (Geositta), which are essentially an open-country version of the leaftossers, being lighter in color and longer-legged. Other relatives might include the sharp-tailed streamcreeper of the monotypic genus Lochmias and some other Furnariidae of obscure relationships.

Species

The genus contains seven species:[2]

Image Scientific name Common Name Distribution
Sclerurus mexicanus Tawny-throated leaftosser, also known as the Mexican or Middle American leaftosser Southern Mexico to western Panama
Sclerurus obscurior Dusky leaftosser eastern Panama to eastern Brazil
Sclerurus rufigularis Short-billed leaftosser Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.
Sclerurus guatemalensis Scaly-throated leaftosser Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama.
Sclerurus caudacutus Black-tailed leaftosser Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.
Sclerurus albigularis Grey-throated leaftosser Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela.
Sclerurus scansor Rufous-breasted leaftosser Brazil and eastern Paraguay.

References

  1. ^ "Scleruridae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
  2. ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2019). "Ovenbirds, woodcreepers". World Bird List Version 9.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 22 January 2019.


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