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title: "Rufous-fronted Thornbird"
description: "Phacellodomus rufifrons — Uccelli. The rufous-fronted thornbird, or common thornbird, (Phacellodomus rufifrons) is a species of bird in the family Furnariidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/rufous-fronted-thornbird
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Rufous-fronted Thornbird

> Phacellodomus rufifrons — Uccelli. The rufous-fronted thornbird, or common thornbird, (Phacellodomus rufifrons) is a species of bird in the family Furnariidae.

- Scientific name: *Phacellodomus rufifrons*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 1219
- Wikidata: [Q1260809](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1260809)
- iNaturalist taxon: [11624](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/11624)

## Names

- en: Rufous-fronted Thornbird
- de: Rotstirnbündelnister
- es: Espinero frente rojiza
- fr: Synallaxe à front roux
- nl: Roodkapstekelkruin
- pt: João-de-pau
- pl: Cierniak rudoczelny

## Countries with the most observations

BR (919), AR (58), BO (20), PE (20), EC (13), PY (3)

## Summary

The rufous-fronted thornbird, or common thornbird, (Phacellodomus rufifrons) is a species of bird in the family Furnariidae. It is found in Brazil, Bolivia, Argentina, Ecuador, Paraguay, and Peru.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rufous-fronted_thornbird

## Photo

![Rufous-fronted Thornbird](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/rufous-fronted-thornbird/medium.jpg)

Photo: steve b · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/205560859

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/rufous-fronted-thornbird?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).