Tawny-throated Leaftosser

Tawny-throated Leaftosser

Sclerurus mexicanus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve
108 Verified records at Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve
July Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

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. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Tawny-throated Leaftosser sighting in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, based on 108 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve

Gray-throated Leaftosser
LC

Gray-throated Leaftosser

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sclerurus albigularis

5–10% · Rare
Olivaceous Woodcreeper
LC

Olivaceous Woodcreeper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sittasomus griseicapillus

20–30% · Possible
Streak-headed Woodcreeper
LC

Streak-headed Woodcreeper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lepidocolaptes souleyetii

20–30% · With luck
Spotted Barbtail
LC

Spotted Barbtail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Premnoplex brunnescens

10–20% · With luck
Spotted Woodcreeper
LC

Spotted Woodcreeper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Xiphorhynchus erythropygius

10–20% · With luck
Red-faced Spinetail
LC

Red-faced Spinetail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cranioleuca erythrops

10–20% · With luck
Northern Barred-Woodcreeper
LC

Northern Barred-Woodcreeper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dendrocolaptes sanctithomae

5–10% · With luck
Ruddy Woodcreeper
LC

Ruddy Woodcreeper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dendrocincla homochroa

5–10% · With luck
Lineated Foliage-gleaner
LC

Lineated Foliage-gleaner

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Syndactyla subalaris

5–10% · Rare
Ruddy Treerunner
LC

Ruddy Treerunner

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Margarornis rubiginosus

<5% · Rare
Plain-brown Woodcreeper
LC

Plain-brown Woodcreeper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dendrocincla fuliginosa

Insufficient data
Wedge-billed Woodcreeper
LC

Wedge-billed Woodcreeper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Glyphorynchus spirurus

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

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<5
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<5
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<5
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<5
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<5
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<5
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<5
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<5
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<5
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<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 El Triunfo 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
2 La Tigra National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
5–10%
3 Cusuco National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
<5%
4 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
5 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
6 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
7 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
<5%
8 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
9 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
10 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
11 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
12 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
13 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
14 Poás Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
15 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
16 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize
Insufficient data
17 Los Quetzales National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Tawny-throated Leaftosser in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve?

About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Tawny-throated Leaftosser sighting in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, based on 108 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Tawny-throated Leaftosser in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve?

July has the highest sighting rate for Tawny-throated Leaftosser in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve in our monthly data.

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