Greater Thornbird
Phacellodomus ruber
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyFurnariidae (Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers)
- GenusPhacellodomus (Thornbirds)
- SpeciesPhacellodomus ruber (Greater Thornbird)
Closest Relatives at Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas
Rufous-fronted Thornbird
Phacellodomus rufifrons
Pale-legged Hornero
Furnarius leucopus
Yellow-chinned Spinetail
Certhiaxis cinnamomeus
Rufous Hornero
Furnarius rufus
White-lored Spinetail
Synallaxis albilora
Rufous Cacholote
Pseudoseisura unirufa
Rusty-backed Spinetail
Cranioleuca vulpina
Straight-billed Woodcreeper
Xiphorhynchus picus
Buff-throated Woodcreeper
Xiphorhynchus guttatus
Red-billed Scythebill
Campylorhamphus trochilirostris
Sooty-fronted Spinetail
Synallaxis frontalis
Cinereous-breasted Spinetail
Synallaxis hypospodia
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iberá National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Emas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | El Impenetrable National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 5 | Madidi National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 6 | Amboró National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 7 | Serra da Canastra National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 8 | Chapada Diamantina National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Greater Thornbird in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas?
About 19% of visitor-days record a Greater Thornbird sighting in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas, based on 491 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Greater Thornbird in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas?
July has the highest sighting rate for Greater Thornbird in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas in our monthly data.