Phacellodomus is the genus of thornbirds, birds in the family Furnariidae. They are found in woodlands, shrublands, and grasslands, often near water, in South America.
Taxonomy The genus Phacellodomus was described in 1853 by the German naturalist Ludwig Reichenbach to accommodate the rufous-fronted thornbird. The genus name combines the Ancient Greek phakellos meaning "bundle of twigs" and domos meaning "house".
Species The genus contains ten species:
Image Scientific name Common Name Distribution Phacellodomus rufifrons Rufous-fronted thornbird northern Peru, central and northeastern South America Phacellodomus inornatus Plain thornbird Venezuela and northeastern Colombia Phacellodomus striaticeps Streak-fronted thornbird eastern Puna grassland Phacellodomus sibilatrix Little thornbird northern Argentina, Paraguay,southeastern Bolivia and western Uruguay Phacellodomus dorsalis Chestnut-backed thornbird upper Marañón River Phacellodomus maculipectus Spot-breasted thornbird southern Andean Yungas Phacellodomus striaticollis Freckle-breasted thornbird Uruguay, northeastern Argentina and South Region Phacellodomus ruber Greater thornbird Cerrado, Bolivia, Paraguay and northern Argentina Phacellodomus arythrophthalmus Orange-eyed thornbird eastern Brazil Phacellodomus ferrugineigula Orange-breasted thornbird southeastern Brazil
Phacellodomus ferrugineigula – formerly a subspecies of P. erythrophthalmus.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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