- Phacellodomus striaticollis
Identification
The name comes from the faint white freckling on the breast. Note also the yellow iris and the brown crown with faint pale shaft streaking.
Similar Species
Distribution
South America: found in South-east Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, and north-east Argentina.
Taxonomy
Spot-breasted Thornbird was until recently treated as a subspecies of Freckle-breasted Thornbird.
Habitat
Almost always near water including thickets in marshes, borders of gallery woodland, etc.
Behaviour
Occasionally forages in the open.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2013. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.8., with updates to August 2013. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Ridgely and Tudor 2009. Field guide to the songbirds of South America - the passerines. University of Texas Press, Austin, TX, USA. ISBN 978-0-292-71979-8
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Freckle-breasted Thornbird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 4 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Freckle-breasted_Thornbird
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
