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RUFOUS-BREASTED LEAFTOSSER Sclerurus scansor ATLANTIC FOREST
Superficially hornero-like in shape but not in behaviour - it is not easy to see a Leaftosser! They lurk in the darkest, densest parts of the undergrowth of humid forest, scratching about in the leaf-litter as they forage. In fact it is this behaviour that not only gives them their common name (they "toss" the leaves aside with the bill) but also is usually the first indication that a bird is in the area. Follow up on the characteristic noise made by a foraging leaftosser and your chances of seeing one increase dramatically.
FIGURE 1 - Adult, Hotel Tirol, Departamento Itapúa (Regis Nossent June).
FIGURE 2 - Upperwing same individual (Paul Smith June).
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