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Phacellodomus is the genus of thornbirds, birds in the family Furnariidae. They are found in woodlands, shrublands, and grasslands, often near water, in South America.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassAves
  4. OrderPasseriformes
  5. FamilyFurnariidae
Observations recorded175,576

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
38
With media
11
Family
Furnariidae
Collections
LSUMZ, MSB, CLO, NHMUK
Recorded in
Peru, Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Furnariidae
Image
Phacellodomus ferrugineigula -Reserva Guainumbi, Sao Luis do Paraitinga, Sao Paulo, Brasil-8.jpg
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Commons category
Phacellodomus
taxon rank
genus
topic's main category
Category:Phacellodomus
taxon name
Phacellodomus
Commons gallery
Phacellodomus
taxon range
Brazil
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Encyclopedic overview

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Phacellodomus is the genus of thornbirds, birds in the family Furnariidae. They are found in woodlands, shrublands, and grasslands, often near water, in South America.

==Taxonomy== The genus Phacellodomus was described in 1853 by the German naturalist Ludwig Reichenbach to accommodate the rufous-fronted thornbird. The genus name combines the Ancient Greek phakellos meaning "bundle of twigs" and domos meaning "house".

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Phacellodomus” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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