Rufous-fronted thornbird
The rufous-fronted thornbird (Phacellodomus rufifrons) is a species of bird in the family Furnariidae.
| Rufous-fronted thornbird | |
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| at Serra da Canastra National Park, Minas Gerais state, Brazil. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Furnariidae |
| Genus: | Phacellodomus |
| Species: | P. rufifrons |
| Binomial name | |
| Phacellodomus rufifrons (Wied, 1821) | |
Distribution and habitat
It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, 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
- BirdLife International. 2016. Phacellodomus rufifrons. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T103672742A93882422. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T103672742A93882422.en. Downloaded on 15 September 2018.
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