- Rufous-fronted Thornbird
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Rufous-fronted Thornbird Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Furnariidae Genus: Phacellodomus Species: P. rufifrons Binomial name Phacellodomus rufifrons
(Wied, 1821)The Rufous-fronted Thornbird (Phacellodomus rufifrons) is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family.
Distribution and habitat
It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, 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 2004. Phacellodomus rufifrons. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 26 July 2007.
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