Furnariidae

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Animalia Chordata Aves Passeriformes Furnariidae
Pseudocolaptes boissonneautii (Lafresnaye, 1840)

Pseudocolaptes boissonneautii (Lafresnaye, 1840)

Pseudocolaptes boissonneautii (Lafresnaye, 1840)

Pseudocolaptes boissonneautii, the streaked tuftedcheek, is a patterned South American ovenbird with a distinctive white neck tuft.

Phacellodomus striaticeps (Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1838)

Phacellodomus striaticeps (Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1838)

Phacellodomus striaticeps (Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1838)

Streak-fronted thornbird (Phacellodomus striaticeps) is a small slim bird found in Andean montane habitats of western South America.

Phacellodomus striaticollis (Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1838)

Phacellodomus striaticollis (Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1838)

Phacellodomus striaticollis (Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1838)

Phacellodomus striaticollis, the spot-breasted thornbird, is a medium-sized bird found in parts of southern South America near water.

Phacellodomus sibilatrix P.L.Sclater, 1879

Phacellodomus sibilatrix P.L.Sclater, 1879

Phacellodomus sibilatrix P.L.Sclater, 1879

Phacellodomus sibilatrix, the little thornbird, is the smallest species in its genus, found across parts of central South America.

Phacellodomus erythrophthalmus (Wied-Neuwied, 1821)

Phacellodomus erythrophthalmus (Wied-Neuwied, 1821)

Phacellodomus erythrophthalmus (Wied-Neuwied, 1821)

The orange-eyed thornbird is a medium-sized bird found in southeastern Brazil, inhabiting a range of forested and modified areas.

Phacellodomus rufifrons (Wied-Neuwied, 1821)

Phacellodomus rufifrons (Wied-Neuwied, 1821)

Phacellodomus rufifrons (Wied-Neuwied, 1821)

Phacellodomus rufifrons, the rufous-fronted thornbird, is a small South American bird with four distinct subspecies found in disjunct ranges.

Phacellodomus ruber (Vieillot, 1817)

Phacellodomus ruber (Vieillot, 1817)

Phacellodomus ruber (Vieillot, 1817)

Phacellodomus ruber, the greater thornbird, is a South American bird found almost always near water in multiple wetland-associated landscapes.

Phacellodomus erythrophthalmus ferrugineigula (Pelzeln, 1858)

Phacellodomus erythrophthalmus ferrugineigula (Pelzeln, 1858)

Phacellodomus erythrophthalmus ferrugineigula (Pelzeln, 1858)

This is a medium-sized thornbird subspecies found in southeastern Brazil's Atlantic Forest biome.

Pseudoseisura gutturalis (Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1838)

Pseudoseisura gutturalis (Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1838)

Pseudoseisura gutturalis (Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1838)

This is a description of the bird Pseudoseisura gutturalis, covering physical features, subspecies, distribution and habitat.

Pseudoseisura unirufa (Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1838)

Pseudoseisura unirufa (Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1838)

Pseudoseisura unirufa (Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1838)

Pseudoseisura unirufa, the grey-crested cacholote, is a disjunctly distributed furnariid of central South America.

Pseudoseisura lophotes (Reichenbach, 1853)

Pseudoseisura lophotes (Reichenbach, 1853)

Pseudoseisura lophotes (Reichenbach, 1853)

The brown cacholote (Pseudoseisura lophotes) is a large rufous furnariid resident in South American woodlands and scrub.

Pseudoseisura cristata (Spix, 1824)

Pseudoseisura cristata (Spix, 1824)

Pseudoseisura cristata (Spix, 1824)

Pseudoseisura cristata, the Caatinga cacholote, is a large crested furnariid bird native to eastern Brazil's Caatinga region.

Anabacerthia variegaticeps (P.L.Sclater, 1857)

Anabacerthia variegaticeps (P.L.Sclater, 1857)

Anabacerthia variegaticeps (P.L.Sclater, 1857)

Anabacerthia variegaticeps, the scaly-throated foliage-gleaner, is a medium-sized furnariid with three subspecies found from Mexico to the northern Andes.

Anabacerthia striaticollis Lafresnaye, 1841

Anabacerthia striaticollis Lafresnaye, 1841

Anabacerthia striaticollis Lafresnaye, 1841

Anabacerthia striaticollis (montane foliage-gleaner) is a South American furnariid bird with multiple described subspecies varying in plumage.

Philydor lichtensteini Cabanis & Heine, 1859

Philydor lichtensteini Cabanis & Heine, 1859

Philydor lichtensteini Cabanis & Heine, 1859

Philydor lichtensteini, the ochre-breasted foliage-gleaner, is a medium-sized furnariid found in southeastern South America forests.

Aphrastura spinicauda (Gmelin, 1789)

Aphrastura spinicauda (Gmelin, 1789)

Aphrastura spinicauda (Gmelin, 1789)

Aphrastura spinicauda, the thorn-tailed rayadito, is an insectivorous furnariid bird native to temperate forests of southern South America.

Sylviorthorhynchus desmursii Des Murs, 1847

Sylviorthorhynchus desmursii Des Murs, 1847

Sylviorthorhynchus desmursii Des Murs, 1847

Des Murs's wiretail (Sylviorthorhynchus desmursii) is a small, shy suboscine bird found in southern South America.

Heliobletus contaminatus Berlepsch, 1885

Heliobletus contaminatus Berlepsch, 1885

Heliobletus contaminatus Berlepsch, 1885

Heliobletus contaminatus, the sharp-billed treehunter, is a small bird found in humid forests of eastern South America.

Limnornis curvirostris Gould, 1839

Limnornis curvirostris Gould, 1839

Limnornis curvirostris Gould, 1839

Limnornis curvirostris, the curve-billed reedhaunter, is a small furnariid bird found in coastal southeastern South American wetlands.

Spartonoica maluroides (Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837)

Spartonoica maluroides (Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837)

Spartonoica maluroides (Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837)

Spartonoica maluroides, the bay-capped wren-spinetail, is a small brown-streaked bird found in marshes of southeastern South America.

Phleocryptes melanops (Vieillot, 1817)

Phleocryptes melanops (Vieillot, 1817)

Phleocryptes melanops (Vieillot, 1817)

Phleocryptes melanops, the wren-like rushbird, is a small South American furnariid bird that lives in marsh and lake edge habitats.

Pygarrhichas albogularis (King, 1831)

Pygarrhichas albogularis (King, 1831)

Pygarrhichas albogularis (King, 1831)

Pygarrhichas albogularis, the white-throated treerunner, is a small furnariid bird found in southern South American forests.

Schoeniophylax phryganophilus (Vieillot, 1817)

Schoeniophylax phryganophilus (Vieillot, 1817)

Schoeniophylax phryganophilus (Vieillot, 1817)

Schoeniophylax phryganophilus, the chotoy spinetail, is a sized bird with two subspecies found in open landscapes of eastern South America.

Berlepschia rikeri (Ridgway, 1887)

Berlepschia rikeri (Ridgway, 1887)

Berlepschia rikeri (Ridgway, 1887)

Berlepschia rikeri, the point-tailed palmcreeper, is a distinctive South American bird that mostly inhabits Mauritia palm swamps.

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