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Liosceles

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
P. L. Sclater, 1865
Synonyms

Pteroptochus thoracicus


Pteroptochus thoracicus

The rusty-belted tapaculo (Liosceles thoracicus) is a species of bird in the Rhinocryptidae family. First described by Philip Lutley Sclater in 1865, it is monotypic within the genus Liosceles. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru, where its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.



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