Red-eyed Thornbird

The Orange-eyed Thornbird is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family. It is endemic to Atlantic Forest in eastern Brazil. It formerly included P. ferrugineigula as a subspecies, but under the common name Red-eyed Thornbird. Unlike that species, the Orange-eyed Thornbird has conspicuously bright orange eyes, far less rufous below and on the crown , and the entire tail rufous. The two also have different voices and are locally sympatric in São Paulo without evidence of interbreeding.

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Original source: Dario Sanches from São Paulo, Brazil
Author: Dario Sanches from São Paulo, Brazil

The Red-eyed Thornbird is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The Red-eyed Thornbird (Phacellodomus ferrugineigula) is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family. It is found in forest and woodland, especially near water, in south-eastern Brazil and Uruguay. It was formerly considered a subspecies of P. erythropthalmus, but under the common name Red-eyed Thornbird. Unlike that species, the Red-eyed Thornbird has dark reddish-brown eyes, extensive rufous to the underparts, a relatively large rufous crown-patch, and dark central rectrices (which contrast with the rufous outer rectrices). More

The Red-eyed Thornbird contained two subspecies, nominate erythrophthalmus and ferrugineigula; currently these are treated as separate species, Orange-eyed Thornbird Phacellodomus erythrophthalmus and Orange-breasted Thornbird Phacellodomus ferrugineigula. Sick (1993: 284) did not specify which population was host to Striped Cuckoo in Brazil, or indeed whether this observation might apply to both thornbirds. Buff-fronted Foliage-Gleaner Philydor rufum (Paraguay: Friedmann 1927) TYRANNIDAE White-headed Marsh Tyrant, Arundinicola leucocephala tody-flycatcher Todirostrum spp. More

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The Red-eyed Thornbird (Phacellodomus erythrophthalmus) is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family. It is found in Brazil and Uruguay. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and heavily degraded former forest. More

Order : Passeriformes
Family : Furnariidae
Genus : Phacellodomus
Species : erythrophthalmus
Authority : (Wied, 1821)