Rusty-belted tapaculo

The rusty-belted tapaculo, Liosceles thoracicus, is a species of bird in the family Rhinocryptidae. It was first described by Philip Lutley Sclater in 1865.[2] It is monotypic within the genus Liosceles.[2] It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru,[1] where its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest.[3]

Rusty-belted tapaculo
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Rhinocryptidae
Genus: Liosceles
P.L. Sclater, 1865
Species:
L. thoracicus
Binomial name
Liosceles thoracicus
Synonyms

Pteroptochus thoracicus P. L. Sclater, 1865

taken in Ecuador in 2003. A bird of Amazonian Ecuador

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Liosceles thoracicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. "ITIS Report: Liosceles". BirdLife International. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  3. "Liosceles thoracicus: Classifications". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 29 December 2014.


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