Freckle-breasted Thornbird

Phacellodomus striaticollis

Least Concern

The Freckle-breasted Thornbird is a thornbird of dry woodland and scrub in Argentina, Uruguay, and Brazil. It forages in scrub and trees and builds a large, conspicuous stick nest. Fun fact: Many members of this family build extraordinary nests, from mud ovens to huge stick castles and tunnels dug in earth banks.

Family

Furnariidae

Group

Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers

Range

Freckle-breasted Thornbird Range — Dry woodland and scrub of Argentina, Uruguay, and Brazil

Population

≈ Not quantified

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