Orange-fronted plushcrown
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Furnariidae |
| Genus: | Metopothrix Sclater, PL & Salvin, 1866 |
| Species: | M. aurantiaca
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| Metopothrix aurantiaca Sclater, PL & Salvin, 1866
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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.
Within the ovenbird family, the orange-fronted plushcrown is genetically most closely related to the greytails in the genus Metopothrix.[2] The species is monotypic: no subspecies are recognised.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Metopothrix aurantiaca". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22702679A130275861. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22702679A130275861.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Harvey, M.G.; et al. (2020). "The evolution of a tropical biodiversity hotspot". Science. 370 (6522): 1343–1348. doi:10.1126/science.aaz6970. hdl:10138/329703. A high resolution version of the phylogenetic tree in Figure 1 is available from the first author's website here.
- ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (January 2023). "Ovenbirds, woodcreepers". IOC World Bird List Version 13.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
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