Greater Thornbird (Phacellodomus ruber)

Other Names (World)
Greater Thornbird, Yellow-eyed Thornbird

Family
Furnariidae (Ovenbirds)

Size
20 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Vieillot, 1817)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical moist lowland forest and moist shrubland. From 300 - 1,400 m.

Range (Guide)

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay.

North-central and eastern Bolivia (La Paz, Beni, eastern Santa Cruz), interior southern Brazil (southern Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul east to western Bahia, south to north-western S�o Paulo and north-western Paran�, also western Rio Grande do Sul), Paraguay and northern Argentina (Salta and Formosa south to Tucum�n, Santa Fe, Entre R��os and Corrientes).

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 (34)...)

Greater Thornbird (Phacellodomus ruber) [XC227510]
by Jeremy Minns from Transpantaneira, Mato Grosso, Brazil (song)

Greater Thornbird (Phacellodomus ruber) [XC681200]
by JAYRSON ARAUJO DE OLIVEIRA from Campestre de Goi\u00e1s, Campestre de Goi\u00e1s, Goi\u00e1s, Brazil (song)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Greater Thornbird (Phacellodomus ruber) - 10 files

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