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What the Black-tailed Leaftosser sounds like
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The black-tailed leaftosser is the darkest and dullest member of genus Sclerurus. It is 16 to 18 cm (6.3 to 7.1 in) long and weighs 34 to 42 g (1.2 to 1.5 oz). The sexes are alike. The nominate subspecies S. c. caudacutus has a dark rufescent face with a faint scallop effect on its malar. Its crown is dark brown with a slight scalloped appearance. Its back, rump, and uppertail coverts are very dark reddish brown. Its tail is sooty blackish, though not significantly blacker than those of other leaftossers, and has some faint dark reddish brown. It wings are dark reddish brown. Voice: The black-tailed leaftosser's song is "a series of 10–12 loud, ringing, descending 'kweet' or 'whee' notes" that is usually started with a "low sputtering trill". Its call is "a sharp 'skweeup' ".
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When to see the Black-tailed Leaftosser
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is July, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Black-tailed Leaftosser
The map shades 9 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Black-tailed Leaftosser
The black-tailed leaftosser is a species of bird in the subfamily Sclerurinae, the leaftossers and miners, of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.
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Easily confused with
Short-billed LeaftosserSclerurus rufigularisThe short-billed leaftosser is a stocky bird with a short tail, and has the shortest bill of the Sclerurus leaftossers.
Dusky LeaftosserSclerurus obscuriorThe dusky leaftosser is 15 to 17 cm (5.9 to 6.7 in) long and weighs 20 to 30 g (0.71 to 1.1 oz).
Grey-throated LeaftosserSclerurus albigularisThe grey-throated leaftosser is one of the larger members of genus Sclerurus.
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