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Orange-fronted plushcrown

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Orange-fronted plushcrown
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Furnariidae
Genus: Metopothrix
P.L. Sclater & Salvin, 1866
Species:
M. aurantiaca
Binomial name
Metopothrix aurantiaca
Sclater & Salvin, 1866

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

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Metopothrix aurantiaca". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013. {{cite journal}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)