Plain Thornbird (Phacellodomus inornatus)
About the Plain Thornbird
The plain thornbird (Phacellodomus inornatus) is a species of bird in the Furnariinae subfamily of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found in Colombia and Venezuela. The plain thornbird was formally described in 1887 by the American ornithologist Robert Ridgway based on a specimen collected in Caracas, Venezuela. He coined the binomial name Phacellodomus inornatus. Its specific epithet is Latin meaning "plain" or "unadorned".
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 43 recordings for this species: 16 CC BY-NC-SA · 5 CC BY-NC-ND. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Colombia, Venezuela in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Greater ThornbirdPhacellodomus ruberrecording
- Little ThornbirdPhacellodomus sibilatrixrecording
- Rufous-fronted ThornbirdPhacellodomus rufifronsrecording
- Spot-breasted ThornbirdPhacellodomus maculipectusrecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.