Ovenbirds

Greater Thornbird

Phacellodomus ruber

The Greater Thornbird (Phacellodomus ruber) is a 41 g scrub bird that eats mostly insects and other invertebrates. It stays put all year.

Family

Ovenbirds

Order

Passeriformes

Weight

41 g

Habitat

Shrubland

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

5

Recorded in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Bolivia, Uruguay.

Where to see it: Gran Asunción · Parque Guasu Metropolitano (Paraguay); Bahia de Asuncion (Paraguay); Playa - Ex Calera San Antonio (Paraguay); PN Iberá · Portal Laguna Iberá (Carlos Pellegrini y Laguna Iberá) (Argentina); Pantanal · P. Jofre boat on Rio Cuiabá & tributaries (Brazil).

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