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Greater Thornbird

Phacellodomus ruber
Family
Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers
Order
Passeriformes
Codes
gretho2, GRTH
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyOvenbirds and Woodcreepers (Furnariidae)
SpeciesPhacellodomus ruber
Codesgretho2, GRTH
Identification

The Greater Thornbird (Phacellodomus ruber) is a member of the Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers family within the order Passeriformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code gretho2 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.

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Greater Thornbird photo
(c) Leonardo Zoat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Leonardo Zoat

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Quick Facts

Scientific Name: Phacellodomus ruber

Family: Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers

Order: Passeriformes

eBird Code: gretho2