Orange-eyed Thornbird (Phacellodomus erythrophthalmus)

Other Names (World)
Orange-eyed Thornbird, Red-eyed Thornbird, Orange-breasted Thornbird (ferrugineigula)

Family
Furnariidae (Ovenbirds)

Size
17 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Wied, 1821)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical moist lowland and montane forest. From sea-level - 1,250 m.

Range (Guide)

Brazil.

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 (2012) and stable.

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (12)...)

Orange-eyed Thornbird (Phacellodomus erythrophthalmus) [XC422987]
by Ricardo Gagliardi from Pq.Neblinas, Bertioga, S\u00e3o Paulo, Brazil (song)

Orange-eyed Thornbird (Phacellodomus erythrophthalmus) [XC254286]
by Roney Souza from Belo Oriente, Belo Oriente, Minas Gerais, Brazil (song)

Subspecies
Phacellodomus erythrophthalmus (Sibley and Monroe 1990, 1993) has been split into Orange-eyed Thornbird (Phacellodomus erythrophthalmus) and Orange-breasted Thornbird (Phacellodomus ferrugineigula) following Stotz et al. (1996) and SACC (2009).

Formerly placed in a monotypic genus Drioctistes. Distinctive. Differs from congeners in terms of plumage and voice. Subspecies ferrugineigula almost certainly a separate species. Very recently reported as co-occurring with nominate in S�o Paulo.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

erythrophthalmus (Wied, 1821) - South-eastern Brazil, from southern Bahia south to north-eastern S�o Paulo.
ferrugineigula (Pelzeln, 1858) - Coastal south-eastern Brazil (S�o Paulo to southern Rio Grande do Sul).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Orange-eyed Thornbird (Phacellodomus erythrophthalmus) - 10 files

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