Genus of birds
Phacellodomus 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 .[ 1] [ 2] Ancient Greek phakellos meaning "bundle of twigs" and domos meaning "house".[ 3]
Species
The genus contains ten species:[ 4]
Rufous-fronted thornbird , Phacellodomus rufifrons Plain thornbird , Phacellodomus inornatus (split from P. rufifrons )Streak-fronted thornbird , Phacellodomus striaticeps Little thornbird , Phacellodomus sibilatrix Chestnut-backed thornbird , Phacellodomus dorsalis Spot-breasted thornbird , Phacellodomus maculipectus Freckle-breasted thornbird , Phacellodomus striaticollis Greater thornbird , Phacellodomus ruber Orange-eyed thornbird , Phacellodomus erythrophthalmus Orange-breasted thornbird , Phacellodomus ferrugineigula – formerly a subspecies of P. erythrophthalmus .[ 5]
References
^ Reichenbach, Ludwig (1853). "Icones ad synopsin avium No. 10 Scansoriae A" . Handbuch der speciellen Ornithologie (in German). Vol. 6. Dresden und Leipzig: Expedition Vollständigsten Naturgeschichte. pp. 145–218 [146, 169].^ Peters, James Lee , ed. (1951). Check-List of Birds of the World ^ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names . London: Christopher Helm. p. 300. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4 ^ Gill, Frank ; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela , eds. (January 2021). "Ovenbirds, woodcreepers" . IOC World Bird List Version 11.1 . International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 29 June 2021 .^ Simon, J. E., Pacheco, J. F., Whitney, B. M., Mattos, G. T., & Gagliardi, R. L. (2008). Phacellodomus ferrugineigula (Pelzeln, 1858) (Aves: Furnariidae) é uma espécie válida. Revista Brasileira de Ornitologia 16(2): 107-124.
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