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 |
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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.