Ovenbirds

Freckle-breasted Thornbird

Phacellodomus striaticollis

The Freckle-breasted Thornbird (Phacellodomus striaticollis) is a 26 g scrub bird that eats mostly insects and other invertebrates. It stays put all year.

Family

Ovenbirds

Order

Passeriformes

Weight

26 g

Habitat

Shrubland

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

4

Recorded in Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil, Bolivia.

Where to see it: Reserva Natural Playa Penino (Uruguay); (IBA) Esteros del Arroyo Maldonado · Área general (Uruguay); Ceibas (Argentina); Paso Centurión · Área General (Uruguay); Laguna del Diario (Uruguay).

Photo: (c) Ezequiel Vera, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist