Spot-breasted Thornbird (Phacellodomus maculipectus)

Family
Furnariidae (Ovenbirds)

Size
17 cm

First Described (Guide)
Cabanis, 1883

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical dry and moist montane forest, high altitude shrubland. From 1,000 - 2,500 m, occasionally up to 3,100 m.

Range (Guide)

Argentina, Bolivia.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (25)...)

Spot-breasted Thornbird (Phacellodomus maculipectus) [XC778821]
by Sjoerd Mayer from Chuquisaca: Virquipampa Campamento, 14.2 km SE Padilla, 2770 m, Bolivia (call)

Spot-breasted Thornbird (Phacellodomus maculipectus) [XC19558]
by Diego Caiafa from Chuquisaca: 7 km N Sopachuy, Bolivia (ticking alarm notes by a pair after playback)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Phacellodomus striaticollis (Sibley and Monroe 1990, 1993) has been split into Freckle-breasted Thornbird (Phacellodomus striaticollis) and Spot-breasted Thornbird (Phacellodomus maculipectus) following SACC (2005).

References
See References.

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