Rufous-fronted thornbird
| Rufous-fronted thornbird | |
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| Rufous-fronted thornbird 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) | |
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 (2012). "Phacellodomus rufifrons". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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