Phacellodomus
Phacellodomus is the genus of thornbirds, birds in the family Furnariidae. They are found in woodland, shrubland and grassland, often near water, in South America.
| Phacellodomus | |
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| Orange-breasted thornbird (Phacellodomus ferrugineigula) | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Furnariidae |
| Genus: | Phacellodomus L. Reichenbach, 1853 |
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Species
It has been suggested that the plain softtail and russet-mantled softtail actually belong in this genus instead of Thripophaga
- Rufous-fronted thornbird, Phacellodomus rufifrons.
- Little thornbird, Phacellodomus sibilatrix.
- Streak-fronted thornbird, Phacellodomus striaticeps.
- Greater thornbird, Phacellodomus ruber.
- Freckle-breasted thornbird, Phacellodomus striaticollis.
- Spot-breasted thornbird, Phacellodomus maculipectus.
- Chestnut-backed thornbird, Phacellodomus dorsalis.
- Orange-eyed thornbird, Phacellodomus erythrophthalmus.
- Orange-breasted thornbird, Phacellodomus ferrugineigula – formerly a subspecies of P. erythrophthalmus, but under the English name red-eyed thornbird.[1]
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References
- Simon, J. E., Pacheco, J. F., Whitney, B. M., Mattos, G. T., & Gagliardi, R. L. (2008). Phacellodomus ferrugineigula (Pelzeln, 1858) (Aves: Furnariidae) é uma espécie válida. Revista Brasileira de Ornitologia 16(2): 107-124.
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