| Orange-breasted Thornbird Phacellodomus ferrugineigula (aka Red-eyed Thornbird Phacellodomus eryrophthalmus ferrugineigula) |
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Intervales, São Paulo,
Brazil April 2004 The Orange-breasted Thornbird is a Brazilian endemic distributed along the east coast of Brazil from Bahia to Rio Grande do Sul. See the distribution map at Birdlife International. It is found in dense shrubs in woodland or round marshland. |
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It was previously lumped with Orange-eyed Thornbird P. eryrophthalmus. These photos show the deep rufous crown, throat and breast as well as the rufous outer tail feathers. It also has a deep red iris. These features differentiate it from the more northerly Orange-eyed Thornbird. | |||
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