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RUFOUS-FRONTED THORNBIRD Phacellodomus rufifrons
The other common name of this species is Common Thornbird (pardon the pun!) but it doesnīt seem so relevant in Paraguay where in fact it is the least often encountered of the regularly occurring thronbird species in the country. That is not to say the species is rare, it isnīt, it just tends to be most common in areas where people tend not to go too often, such as the marshes of the Bajo Chaco and Pantanal.
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FIGURE 1 - (FPAVE2801PH) Adult at nest, Bajo Chaco, Departamento Presidente Hayes (Arne Lesterhuis July 2010).
FIGURE 2 - (FPAVE2802PH) Same individual as (FPAVE2801PH) frontal view (Arne Lesterhuis July 2010).
FIGURE 3 - (FPAVE2906PH) Adult nest-building, Tres Gigantes, Departamento Alto Paraguay (Hugo del Castillo August 2011).
FIGURE 4 - (FPAVE2803PH) Nest, Tres Gigantes, Departamento Alto Paraguay (Paul Smith July 2011).
VIDEO A - (FPAVE2804VI) Adult, Tres Gigantes, Departamento Alto Paraguay (Paul Smith July 2011).
VIDEO B - (FPAVE2907VI) Adult, Tres Gigantes, Departamento Alto Paraguay (Paul Smith August 2011).
