Family Ovenbirds (Furnariidae)
Vulnerable
Chestnut-backed Thornbird (Phacellodomus dorsalis)
Taxonomy
French: Synallaxe à dos marron German: Graunacken-Bündelnister Spanish: Espinero dorsicastaño
Taxonomy:
Phacelodomus [sic] dorsalis
Salvin
, 1895,Malca, 8000 feet [c. 2440 m], near Cajabamba, Cajamarca, Peru
.Distribution:
NW Peru on E slope of W Andes in upper Marañón Valley (S Cajamarca and La Libertad); reports from Ancash require documentation.
Descriptive notes
19–21 cm; 33–39 g. The longest thornbird, also with longest bill. Has vague light grey-brown supercilium continuing anteriorly to supraloral area, where becoming... read more
Voice
A series of ticking “chit-chit-chit-chit-chit” notes given for long periods and varying... read more
Habitat
Arid montane scrub, on brushy slopes with scattered short Prosopis or Acacia... read more
Food and feeding
Little known. Observed singly or in pairs, usually 1–4 m from ground; evidently gleans arthropods from branches and, possibly, from... read more
Breeding
Season not documented. Presumably monogamous. Nest a large cylinder of twigs and branches, placed near tip of branch (perhaps mostly in... read more
Movements
Resident.
Status and conservation
VULNERABLE. Restricted-range species: present in Marañón Valley EBA. Uncommon; reported as fairly common around Hacienda Limón, in Cajamarca. Known from... read more
Phylogenetic study#R found this species to be sister to P. maculipectus. Monotypic.