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Orange-fronted Plushcrown

Metopothrix aurantiaca
Family
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers
Order
Passeriformes
Codes
orfplu2, OFPL
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyOvenbirds and Woodcreepers (Furnariidae)
SpeciesMetopothrix aurantiaca
Codesorfplu2, OFPL
Identification

The Orange-fronted Plushcrown (Metopothrix aurantiaca) is a member of the Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers family within the order Passeriformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code orfplu2 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

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Orange-fronted Plushcrown photo
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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Metopothrix aurantiaca

Family: Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers

Order: Passeriformes

eBird Code: orfplu2