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Genus: Phacellodomus (10 species)

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.


Chestnut-backed Thornbird (Phacellodomus dorsalis) Near Threatened Range: SA: n Peru Marañon, Peru
Photograph by Bruno Conjeaud © All Rights Reserved.


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


Orange-breasted Thornbird (Phacellodomus ferrugineigula) Range: SA: se Brazil, n Uruguay and ne Argentina Intervales State Park, São Paulo state, Brazil
Photograph by Tropical Birding (Nick Athanas) © All Rights Reserved.


Plain Thornbird (Phacellodomus inornatus castilloi) Range: SA: n Colombia and n Venezuela Hato Aurora, Casanare, Colombia
Photograph by Tom Friedel © All Rights Reserved.

Recently split from Brazilian population.
Perched.


Spot-breasted Thornbird (Phacellodomus maculipectus) Range: SA: c Bolivia to nw Argentina Animas, Salta, Argentina
Photograph by Tropical Birding (Nick Athanas) © All Rights Reserved.


Greater Thornbird (Phacellodomus ruber) Range: SA: w Bolivia to c Brazil, Paraguay and n Argentina Ibera Wetlands, Carlos Pellegrini, Argentina
Photograph by Tom Friedel © All Rights Reserved.


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

Nest


Little Thornbird (Phacellodomus sibilatrix) Range: SA: s Bolivia and n Paraguay to cw Uruguay and c, e Argentina
Photograph by Marco Cruz © All Rights Reserved.


Little Thornbird (Phacellodomus sibilatrix) Range: SA: s Bolivia and n Paraguay to cw Uruguay and c, e Argentina Chaco, Bolivia
Photograph by Bradley Hacker © All Rights Reserved.


Streak-fronted Thornbird (Phacellodomus striaticeps striaticeps) Range: SA: s Peru to n Argentina Saipina, Bolivia
Photograph by Bradley Hacker © All Rights Reserved.

More common in Argentina than Peru (Athanas). Forehead (front) streaked.


Freckle-breasted Thornbird (Phacellodomus striaticollis) Range: SA: ne Argentina, Uruguay and s Brazil Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
Photograph by Gustavo Masuzzo © All Rights Reserved.

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Experimental sites:       Peru       Venezuela       The World       Brazil       Bolivia
Really Experimental sites:       Guyana       Cuba