Birds of Brazil

    PASSERIFORMES: Furnariidae (Ovenbirds)  
Genus: Phacellodomus (5 species, 10 worldwide)

Genus Phacellodomus, Thornbirds, are small brown birds similar to spinetails that are found in open country outside of the forest. Thornbirds generally build large nests out of sticks, and sometimes nest in groups. Male and female are usually similar.


Orange-eyed Thornbird
Orange-eyed Thornbird (Phacellodomus erythrophthalmus) ENDEMIC
Serra dos Órgãos, Brazil  
   
Photograph by João Sérgio Barros F. de Souza   © All Rights Reserved.


Orange-breasted Thornbird
Orange-breasted Thornbird (Phacellodomus ferrugineigula) ENDEMIC
Intervales State Park, São Paulo state, Brazil  
   
Photograph by Tropical Birding (Nick Athanas)   © All Rights Reserved.


Greater Thornbird
Greater Thornbird (Phacellodomus ruber)
Ibera Wetlands, Carlos Pellegrini, Argentina  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


Rufous-fronted Thornbird
Rufous-fronted Thornbird (Phacellodomus rufifrons rufifrons)
Brazil  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Nest

Freckle-breasted Thornbird
Freckle-breasted Thornbird (Phacellodomus striaticollis)
Buenos Aires Province, Argentina  
   
Photograph by Gustavo Masuzzo   © All Rights Reserved.



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