Birds of Venezuela

Sclerurus is a genus of 'ovenbirds' (family Furnariidae) which as the name suggests stay on the forest floor and look under leaves, and are generally difficult to see well.


Grey-throated Leaftosser (Sclerurus albigularis propinquus) ProAves El Dorado Reserve, Santa Marta Sierra Nevada, Magdalena, Colombia
Photograph by Tom Friedel © All Rights Reserved.


Grey-throated Leaftosser (Sclerurus albigularis) Padilla, Bolivia
Photograph by Joe Tobias © All Rights Reserved.


Black-tailed Leaftosser (Sclerurus caudacutus brunneus) Los Amigos Biological Station, Peru
Photograph by Joe Tobias © All Rights Reserved.


Short-billed Leaftosser (Sclerurus rufigularis) Brazil
Photograph by Philip Stouffer © All Rights Reserved.

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Experimental sites:       Peru       Venezuela       The World       Brazil       Bolivia
Really Experimental sites:       Guyana       Cuba