- Phacellodomus ruber
Identification
19–21 cm
- Greyish brown face
- Rufous upperparts
- Long tail
- Yellow eye
Distribution
South America: found from northern Brazil to northern Bolivia, Paraguay and northern Argentina
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Two nests on the left with Monk Parakeet nest to the right of the lower one
Photo by Stanley Jones
South Wild, Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil, August 2015
Photo by Stanley Jones
South Wild, Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil, August 2015
Woodland, scrub and riparian thickets. Tropical savana. Nearly always found near water.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists mostly of insects, including beetles.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved September 2014)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2021) Greater Thornbird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 29 April 2021 from https://www.birdforum.net/wiki/Greater_Thornbird
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