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Phacellodomus rufifrons (M. Wied-Neuwied, 1821)
Taxonomic Serial No.: 561956

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Taxonomy and Nomenclature


	Kingdom:	Animalia
	Taxonomic Rank:	Species
	Synonym(s):	Anabates rufifrons M. Wied-Neuwied, 1821
	Common Name(s):	Rufous-fronted Thornbird [English]
		Synallaxe à front roux [French]
		joão-de-pau [Portuguese]
		espinheiro-de-testa-ruiva [Portuguese]
		Espinero frentirrufo [Spanish]

	Taxonomic Status:
	Current Standing:	valid

	Data Quality Indicators:
	Record Credibility Rating:	verified - standards met

Taxonomic Hierarchy


	Kingdom	Animalia – Animal, animaux, animals
	Subkingdom	Bilateria – triploblasts
	Infrakingdom	Deuterostomia
	Phylum	Chordata – cordés, cordado, chordates
	Subphylum	Vertebrata – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates
	Infraphylum	Gnathostomata
	Superclass	Tetrapoda
	Class	Aves – Birds, oiseaux
	Order	Passeriformes – Perching Birds, passereaux
	Family	Furnariidae – ovenbirds, woodcreepers, spinetails
	Genus	Phacellodomus Reichenbach, 1853 – thornbirds
	Species	Phacellodomus rufifrons (M. Wied-Neuwied, 1821) – Rufous-fronted Thornbird, Synallaxe à front roux, joão-de-pau, espinheiro-de-testa-ruiva, Espinero frentirrufo
		Direct Children:
	Subspecies	Phacellodomus rufifrons peruvianus Hellmayr, 1925
	Subspecies	Phacellodomus rufifrons rufifrons (M. Wied-Neuwied, 1821)
	Subspecies	Phacellodomus rufifrons sincipitalis Cabanis, 1883
	Subspecies	Phacellodomus rufifrons specularis Hellmayr, 1925

References


	Expert(s):
	Expert:	Alan P. Peterson, M.D.
	Notes:	PO Box 1999 Walla Walla, Washington 99362-0999
	Reference for:	Phacellodomus rufifrons

	Other Source(s):
	Source:	IOC World Bird List (version 15.1), website (version 15.1)
	Acquired:	2025
	Notes:	Gill, F., D. Donsker, and P. Rasmussen, eds. 2025. IOC World Bird List (v 15.1. Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org [Accessed 03 Mar 2025]. doi : 10.14344/IOC.ML.14.1
	Reference for:	Phacellodomus rufifrons, Rufous-fronted Thornbird [English]

	Source:	Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource, 2006.05.28, website (version 28-May-06)
	Acquired:	2006
	Notes:	"Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource" maintained by Alan P. Peterson at http://www.zoonomen.net
	Reference for:	Phacellodomus rufifrons

	Publication(s):
	Author(s)/Editor(s):	Gill, Frank, and Minturn Wright
	Publication Date:	2006
	Article/Chapter Title:
	Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:	Birds of the World: Recommended English Names
	Page(s):	ix + 259
	Publisher:	Princeton University Press
	Publication Place:	Princeton, New Jersey, USA
	ISBN/ISSN:	0-691-12827-8
	Notes:	Includes a CD-ROM with the full dataset
	Reference for:	Phacellodomus rufifrons, Rufous-fronted Thornbird [English]

Geographic Information


	Geographic Division:	South America

	Jurisdiction/Origin:

Comments


	Comment:

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