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Black-tailed Leaftosser
Sclerurus caudacutus (Vieillot, 1816)
Furnariidae — Ovenbirds
Black-tailed Leaftosser, Sclerurus caudacutus, is a passerine of the Furnariidae family found in Amazonia and eastern Brazil in South America. It inhabits lowland tropical terra firme evergreen forest and is a year-round resident. The bird is the darkest and dullest member of Sclerurus. It is placed in the leaftossers and miners group, and the sexes are alike. Its breeding season includes June in Peru. It nests in a burrow dug into an earthen bank, with a leaf-lined chamber at the end, and lays two eggs.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Furnariidae — Ovenbirds
- Breeding range
- South America: Amazonia and e Brazil
