Phacellodomus Explained

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.^{[1] [2]} The genus name combines the 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]

Notes and References

1. Book: Reichenbach, Ludwig . Ludwig Reichenbach . 1853 . Icones ad synopsin avium No. 10 Scansoriae A . Handbuch der speciellen Ornithologie . 6 . German . Dresden und Leipzig . Expedition Vollständigsten Naturgeschichte . 145–218 [146, 169] . https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47722870 .
2. Book: Peters . James Lee . James L. Peters . 1951 . Check-List of Birds of the World . 7 . Museum of Comparative Zoology . Cambridge, Massachusetts . 111 .
3. Book: Jobling, James A. . 2010. The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names . Christopher Helm . London . 978-1-4081-2501-4 . 300 .
4. Web site: Gill . Frank . Frank Gill (ornithologist) . Donsker . David . Rasmussen . Pamela . Pamela Rasmussen . January 2021 . Ovenbirds, woodcreepers . IOC World Bird List Version 11.1 . International Ornithologists' Union . 29 June 2021 .
5. 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.