Chestnut-backed Thornbird

Phacellodomus dorsalis

Near Threatened

The Chestnut-backed Thornbird is a thornbird of dry woodland and scrub in Peru. It forages in scrub and trees and builds a large, conspicuous stick nest. Classified as Near Threatened, it is threatened mainly by the loss and fragmentation of its habitat. Fun fact: The family is named for the horneros, which build sturdy oven-shaped nests out of mud.

Family

Furnariidae

Group

Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers

Range

Chestnut-backed Thornbird Range — Dry woodland and scrub of Peru

Population

≈ Not quantified (declining)

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