Family Ovenbirds (Furnariidae)
Least Concern
Freckle-breasted Thornbird (Phacellodomus striaticollis)
Taxonomy
French: Synallaxe rousselé German: Fleckenbrust-Bündelnister Spanish: Espinero pechirrayado
Taxonomy:
Anumbius striaticollis
d’Orbigny and Lafresnaye
, 1838,Buenos Aires, Argentina
.Distribution:
NE Argentina (E Formosa S to E Córdoba and N Buenos Aires), SE Brazil (S from E Paraná) and Uruguay.
Descriptive notes
16–20 cm; 24·5–26·5 g. Medium-sized thornbird with breast markings. Vague light brownish supercilium extending to supraloral area, narrow dark brown... read more
Voice
Song starts with one to several ascending low notes, sometimes hesitating, followed by 3–4... read more
Habitat
Inhabits riparian thickets, gallery forest, arid lowland scrub, and marsh borders, almost always... read more
Food and feeding
Recorded food items are Coleoptera (of families Curculionidae, Elateridae, Chrysomelidae, Tenebrionidae), shield-bugs (Pentatomidae),... read more
Breeding
Season during austral spring/summer; eggs in Aug–Jan and nestlings from Sept to early Feb. Perhaps double-brooded. Monogamous. Nest,... read more
Movements
Resident.
Status and conservation
Not globally threatened (Least Concern). Uncommon to fairly common. Present in several protected areas, e.g. Esteros del Iberá National Park, Ingeniero Otamendi Nature... read more
Phylogenetic study#R found this species to be sister to P. ruber. Until recently considered conspecific with P. maculipectus. Monotypic.