| Rusty-belted tapaculo | |
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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 (P. L. Sclater, 1865) | |
| Synonyms | |
| Pteroptochus thoracicus P. L. Sclater, 1865 | |
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taken in Ecuador in 2003. A bird of Amazonian Ecuador
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]
References
- ^ a b BirdLife International (2012). "Liosceles thoracicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ^ a b "ITIS Report: Liosceles". BirdLife International. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
- ^ "Liosceles thoracicus: Classifications". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
External links
- Rusty-belted tapaculo videos on the Internet Bird Collection
- Image at ADW