Kingdom Animalia Order Passeriformes Genus Phacellodomus Higher classification Phacellodomus | Phylum Chordata Family Furnariidae Scientific name Phacellodomus rufifrons Rank Species | |
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Similar Phacellodomus, Bird, Greater thornbird, Pale‑breasted spinetail, Little thornbird | ||
Rufous fronted thornbird phacellodomus rufifrons juan solito lodge orinoquia
The rufous-fronted thornbird (Phacellodomus rufifrons) is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family.
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Rufous fronted thornbird
Distribution and habitat
It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, dry savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, and heavily degraded former forest.
Taxonomy
The subspecies P. r. inornatus is sometimes considered a full species, the plain thornbird.
References
Rufous-fronted thornbird Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA