Chestnut-backed Thornbird

Its natural habitat is Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation. It is threatened by habitat loss.

The Chestnut-backed Thornbird is classified as Vulnerable (VU), considered to be facing a high risk of extinction in the wild.

The Chestnut-backed Thornbird (Phacellodomus dorsalis) is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family. It is endemic to Peru. Its natural habitat is Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation. It is threatened by habitat loss. References - * BirdLife International 2004. Phacellodomus dorsalis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 26 July 2007. External links - * BirdLife Species Factsheet. More

* Chestnut-backed Thornbird Phacellodomus dorsalis Endemic Vulnerable Heard only * Streaked Tuftedcheek Pseudocolaptes boissonneautii * Chestnut-crowned Antpitta Grallaria ruficapilla * Mouse-colored Tyrannulet Phaeomyias murina * Dusky-capped Flycatcher Myiarchus tuberculifer Heard only * Black-and-white Becard Pachyramphus albogriseus * Blue-and-white Swallow Notiochelidon cyanoleuca * House Wren Troglodytes aedon More

Chestnut-backed Thornbird Phacellodomus dorsalis 2009 IUCN Red List Category (as evaluated by BirdLife International - the official Red List Authority for birds for IUCN): Vulnerable Justification This species has a very small and declining range, and is close to qualifying as Endangered. However, it is known from at least six locations, and is therefore listed as Vulnerable. More

Chestnut-backed Thornbird Phacellodomus dorsalis = Described by: Salvin (1895) Alternate common name(s): None known by website authors Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors Photographs No photographs are available for this species Range Nw. Peru; Restricted range; Cajamarca in the Rio Maranon watershed. More

Chestnut-backed Thornbird, Grey-bellied Comet, and Great Spinetail. Add to that various other extension options (for Orange-throated Tanager, Ecuadorian Cacique, Dotted Tanager, Pale-billed Antpitta, Russet-bellied Spinetail, and others) and you've got what is arguably the best birding region in the world! Below the Itinerary Table, you will find a short description of the Base Tour and available extensions, and also a day-by-day itinerary for the most popular route for the area: the North Peru Base Tour with the Upper Mara More

Chestnut-backed Thornbird (Phacellodomus dorsalis) by Louis Boon. More