Orange-fronted Plushcrown (Metopothrix aurantiaca)
About the Orange-fronted Plushcrown
The orange-fronted plushcrown (Metopothrix aurantiaca) is a species of bird in the Furnariinae subfamily of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. The orange-fronted plushcrown is the only member of its genus and has no subspecies. Its plumage is so unlike that of most members of family Furnariidae that many authors have questioned whether it belongs there. Genetic data show that it and the two species of genus Xenerpestes are sisters, and they in turn are sisters to the pink-legged graveteiro (Acrobatornis fonsecai).
A real field recording of the Orange-fronted Plushcrown. Press play and focus on the rhythm and pitch of each phrase.
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Our streaming copies are mirrored from the original xeno-canto file and transcoded to 96 kbps mono — a modification, so we note it here; the licence for each recording is named in its credit below.
2 recordings on this page · licensed CC BY-SA ×2 · mirrored on this server, free for commercial reuse · recorded in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru · xeno-canto lists 26 recordings for this species in total.
Other birds in this region
- Amazonian Barred WoodcreeperDendrocolaptes certhiarecording
- Amazonian GrosbeakCyanoloxia rothschildiirecording
- Amazonian Streaked AntwrenMyrmotherula multostriatarecording
- Amazonian TrogonTrogon ramonianusrecording
- American Barn OwlTyto furcatarecording
- American KestrelFalco sparveriusrecording
These are the birds recorded alongside it, not close relatives — the site holds no other member of its genus or family yet.