Chestnut-backed thornbird

Chestnut-backed thornbird
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Passeriformes
Family:Furnariidae
Genus:Phacellodomus
Species: P. dorsalis
Binomial name
Phacellodomus dorsalis
Salvin, 1895

The chestnut-backed thornbird (Phacellodomus dorsalis) is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family. It is endemic to Peru.

Its natural habitat is Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Phacellodomus dorsalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.


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