Gray-throated Leaftosser

About the Gray-throated Leaftosser

The grey-throated leaftosser (Sclerurus albigularis) is a Near Threatened species of bird in the subfamily Sclerurinae, the leaftossers and miners, of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela.

The grey-throated leaftosser's taxonomy is unsettled. The International Ornithological Committee (IOC) and the Clements taxonomy assign it these seven subspecies: Sclerurus albigularis canigularis Ridgway, 1889 Sclerurus albigularis propinquus Bangs, 1899

Sclerurus albigularis albigularis Sclater, PL & Salvin, 1869 Sclerurus albigularis kunanensis Aveledo & Ginés, 1950 Sclerurus albigularis zamorae Chapman, 1923 Sclerurus albigularis albicollis Carriker, 1935 Sclerurus albigularis kempffi Kratter, 1997

BirdLife International's Handbook of the Birds of the World (HBW) does not recognize S. a. kunanensis. That subspecies might not be distinguishable from the nominate S. a. albigularis. The grey-throated and rufous-breasted leaftosser (S. scansor) are sister species.

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