Orange-fronted plushcrown
Appearance
Orange-fronted plushcrown | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Furnariidae |
Genus: | Metopothrix P.L. Sclater & Salvin, 1866 |
Species: | M. aurantiaca
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Binomial name | |
Metopothrix aurantiaca |
The orange-fronted plushcrown (Metopothrix aurantiaca) is a species of bird in the family Furnariidae. It is the only member of the genus Metopothrix.
It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and heavily degraded former forest.
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Metopothrix aurantiaca". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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