Plain thornbird

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Plain thornbird

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Furnariidae
Genus: Phacellodomus
Species:
P. inornatus
Binomial name
Phacellodomus inornatus
Ridgway, 1887
Phacellodomus rufifrons inornatus map.svg

The plain thornbird (Phacellodomus inornatus) is a species of bird in the ovenbird family Furnariidae.

Taxonomy[]

The plain thornbird was formally described in 1887 by the American ornithologist Robert Ridgway based on a specimen collected in Caracas, Venezuela. He coined the binomial name Phacellodomus inornatus.[2] The specific epithet is Latin meaning "plain" or "unadorned".[3]

The plain thornbird is sometimes considered conspecific with the rufous-fronted thornbird (Phacellodomus rufifrons).[4][5] Support for treating the plain thornbird as a separate species was provided by a 2020 study that compared mitochondrial DNA sequences.[6]

Two subspecies are recognised:[7]

  • P. i. inornatus Ridgway, 1887 – north-central Venezuela
  • P. i. castilloi Phelps Jr & Aveledo, 1987 – northeast Colombia and west, central Venezuela

Description[]

The plain thornbird is 15.5 cm (6.1 in) in length. It is similar in appearance to the rufous-fronted thornbird but lacks the rufous forecrown.[8]

Distribution and habitat[]

It is found in Venezuela and northeast Columbia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, dry savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, and heavily degraded former forest.

References[]

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Plain Thornbird (Phacellodomus inornatus)". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  2. ^ Ridgway, Robert (1887). "Description of a new species of Phacellodomus from Venezuela". Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 10 (619): 152.
  3. ^ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 205. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
  4. ^ Dickinson, E.C.; Christidis, L., eds. (2014). The Howard & Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 2: Passerines (4th ed.). Eastbourne, UK: Aves Press. p. 130. ISBN 978-0-9568611-2-2. |volume= has extra text (help)
  5. ^ Remsen, J.V. Jr (2003). "Proposal 41: Split Phacellodomus inornatus from P. rufifrons". South American Classification Committee, American Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  6. ^ Corbett, E.C.; Bravo, G.A.; Schunck, F.; Naka, L.N.; Silveira, L.F.; Edwards, S.V. (2020). "Evidence for the Pleistocene Arc Hypothesis from genome-wide SNPs in a Neotropical dry forest specialist, the Rufous-fronted Thornbird (Furnariidae: Phacellodomus rufifrons)". Molecular Ecology. 29 (22): 4457–4472. doi:10.1111/mec.15640.
  7. ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (January 2021). "Ovenbirds, woodcreepers". IOC World Bird List Version 11.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  8. ^ Ridgely, Robert S.; Tudor, Guy (2009). Birds of South America: Passerines. Helm Field Guides. London: Christopher Helm. pp. 296, 686. ISBN 978-1-408-11342-4.


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