Tawny-throated Leaftosser

Sclerurus mexicanus Sclater, PL, 1857

15–17 cmLength25 gWeight

The tawny-throated leaftosser (Sclerurus mexicanus) is a tropical American bird species in subfamily Sclerurinae, the leaftossers and miners, of the ovenbird family Furnariidae.

Busiest months: March · Most records: Costa Rica, Guatemala, Mexico

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: March · Most records: Costa Rica, Guatemala, Mexico

Tawny-throated Leaftosser has been recorded at 72 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 6 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Rancho NaturalistaCosta Rica586 records
RNP Ranchitos del QuetzalGuatemala439 records
Hotel QuelitalesCosta Rica322 records

More places

Reserva de la Biosfera El Triunfo – Campamento El TriunfoMexico274 records
Reserva Biológica Bosque Nuboso MonteverdeCosta Rica224 records
Reserva El CopalCosta Rica223 records
Arenal Observatory LodgeCosta Rica209 records
Finca Rubel ChaimGuatemala131 records
RVS La Muralla – Área CompletaHonduras127 records
Bosque Eterno de Los Niños – Poco SolCosta Rica125 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Costa Rica Guatemala Mexico Panama Honduras Nicaragua

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The tawny-throated leaftosser (Sclerurus mexicanus) is a tropical American bird species in subfamily Sclerurinae, the leaftossers and miners, of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is also known as the Middle American leaftosser and less frequently as tawny-throated leafscraper, Mexican leaftosser or Mexican leafscraper. It is found from Mexico to Panama.

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