Birds of Bolivia - Phacellodomus

Genus Phacellodomus, Thornbirds, are small brown birds similar to spinetails that are found in open country outside of the forest. Thornbirds generally build large nests out of sticks, and sometimes nest in groups. Male and female are usually similar.


Spot-breasted Thornbird (Phacellodomus maculipectus) Animas, Salta, Argentina
Photograph by Tropical Birding (Nick Athanas) © All Rights Reserved.


Greater Thornbird (Phacellodomus ruber) Ibera Wetlands, Carlos Pellegrini, Argentina
Photograph by Tom Friedel © All Rights Reserved.


Rufous-fronted Thornbird (Phacellodomus rufifrons rufifrons) Brazil
Photograph by Tom Friedel © All Rights Reserved.

Nest


Little Thornbird (Phacellodomus sibilatrix)
Photograph by Marco Cruz © All Rights Reserved.


Little Thornbird (Phacellodomus sibilatrix) Chaco, Bolivia
Photograph by Bradley Hacker © All Rights Reserved.


Streak-fronted Thornbird (Phacellodomus striaticeps striaticeps) Saipina, Bolivia
Photograph by Bradley Hacker © All Rights Reserved.

More common in Argentina than Peru (Athanas). Forehead (front) streaked.

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