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Greater Thornbird

Phacellodomus ruber
(Vieillot, LJP, 1817)
Espinero Grande
Graveteiro
Family: Furnariidae
Order: Passeriformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation Status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern
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Synonyms: Furnarius ruber.


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Number of Photography: 540

Foto
Photography ID: 673846
  Adult
Colonia Carlos Pellegrini
Corrientes
Argentina
12/09/2025
Santos Uranga
Foto
Photography ID: 671974
  Adult
Resistencia
Chaco
Argentina
02/01/2026
Fernando Naifleisch
Foto
Photography ID: 671089
  Adult
Carcarañá
Santa Fe
Argentina
02/01/2026
Gaston Lisandro Gabinetti
Foto
Photography ID: 671033
  Adult
Carcarañá
Santa Fe
Argentina
02/01/2026
Peter Vidana
Foto
Photography ID: 670141
  Adult
Lucio V. López
Santa Fe
Argentina
01/18/2026
Peter Vidana
Foto
Photography ID: 669295
  Adult
Lucio V. López
Santa Fe
Argentina
01/18/2026
Gaston Lisandro Gabinetti
Foto
Photography ID: 665496
  Adult
Esquina
Corrientes
Argentina
11/01/2025
Marcelo A Carranza
Foto
Photography ID: 663633
  Adult
Parque Nacional Pre-Delta
Entre Ríos
Argentina
11/23/2025
Peter Vidana
Foto
Photography ID: 663334
  Adult
Ituzaingó
Corrientes
Argentina
10/24/2025
Guillermo Marcaida



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Number of Recorded Vocalizations: 14



Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Viviana Fuentes03/01/2026ArgentinaSantiago del EsteroDique Río Hondo, Río HondoIndistinguishableN/ANoNo
Patricia Beatriz Benitez08/24/2024ArgentinaEntre RíosColonia Ayuí, Punta Norte, ConcordiaN/AN/AYesNo
Pablo Bruni10/30/2021ArgentinaEntre RíosZona Ne, Departamento FederaciónN/AN/AYesNo
Pablo Bruni10/30/2021ArgentinaEntre RíosZona Ne, Departamento FederaciónN/AN/AYesNo
Pablo Bruni11/18/2023ArgentinaEntre RíosRuta Nacional 12-cerca Guaiquiraró, La PazN/AN/AYesNo
Jorge La Grotteria09/08/2023BoliviaDepartamento del BeniÁrea Protegida Municipal Pampas del YacumaN/AN/ANoNo
Diego Trillo10/09/2022ArgentinaCorrientesPortal Laguna Iberá, Parque Nacional IberáIndistinguishableAdultNoNo
Jorge La Grotteria02/07/2022ArgentinaEntre RíosDistrito Yuquerí, ConcordiaN/AN/ANoNo
Diego Carus09/18/2021ArgentinaBuenos AiresParque Natural Municipal Ribera Norte (San Isidro)IndistinguishableAdultNoNo
Gustavo Puente03/07/2021ArgentinaEntre RíosÑandubaisal, GualeguaychúIndistinguishableAdultNoNo
 DownloadJorge La Grotteria11/22/2014ArgentinaCorrientesEstancia La MilagrosaIndistinguishableAdultYesNo
 DownloadJorge La Grotteria07/31/2010ArgentinaBuenos AiresBaraderoIndistinguishableAdultYesNo
 DownloadJorge La Grotteria07/10/2010ArgentinaBuenos AiresVuelta de Obligado (San Pedro)IndistinguishableAdultYesNo
Jose Luis Merlo10/15/2009ArgentinaEntre RíosParque Nacional Pre-DeltaIndistinguishableAdultNoNo


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Number of Films: 5


Video ID: 6401
  Adult
Posadas
Misiones
Argentina
09/23/2024
Eduardo Cusano
Video ID: 5854
  Adult
Herradura
Formosa
Argentina
09/19/2023
Santos Di Mauro
Video ID: 5194
  Adult
Colonia Teresa
Santa Fe
Argentina
05/08/2022
Maximiliano Sager



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Number of Records: 2768



Page 1 of 277
Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
244115101/03/2026ArgentinaSantiago del EsteroDique Río Hondo, Río HondoViviana Fuentes
244004225/02/2026ArgentinaEntre RíosColonia Ayuí, Paso del Águila, Concordia1Patricia Beatriz Benitez
243999825/02/2026ArgentinaEntre RíosColonia Ayuí, Punta Norte, Concordia2Patricia Beatriz Benitez
243061607/02/2026ArgentinaSanta FeReserva natural Carancho Diablo, Luis PalaciosAdrian Braidotti
242943101/02/2026ArgentinaChacoParque la democracia, ResistenciaFernando Naifleisch
242730101/02/2026ArgentinaSanta FeRío Carcarañá, CarcarañáGaston Lisandro Gabinetti
242698901/02/2026ArgentinaSanta FeRío Carcarañá, CarcarañáPeter Vidana
242595801/02/202610:40ArgentinaSanta FeRuta Provincial 50S1Gustavo Fernando Durán
242260325/01/2026ParaguaySan PedroZona Aldea 2, Col. Volendam, San Pedro, Py1Dominic Oviedo Löwen
242255725/01/2026ParaguaySan PedroZona estancias, Col. Volendam, San Pedro, Py3Dominic Oviedo Löwen
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Greater Thornbird (Phacellodomus ruber) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 09/03/2026.










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