Rufous-fronted thornbird

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Rufous-fronted thornbird
Phacellodomus rufifrons - Rufous-fronted thornbird.JPG
at Serra da Canastra National Park, Minas Gerais state, Brazil.

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Furnariidae
Genus: Phacellodomus
Species:
P. rufifrons
Binomial name
Phacellodomus rufifrons
(Wied, 1821)
Phacellodomus rufifrons map.svg

The rufous-fronted thornbird (Phacellodomus rufifrons) is a species of bird in the family Furnariidae.

Distribution and habitat[]

It is found in Brazil, Bolivia, Argentina, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, and Venezuela. 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.

Taxonomy[]

The plain thornbird (Phacellodomus inornatus) was formerly considered conspecific.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Phacellodomus rufifrons". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T103672742A93882422. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T103672742A93882422.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (January 2021). "Ovenbirds, woodcreepers". IOC World Bird List Version 11.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 29 June 2021.

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