Phacellodomus striaticollis
We have several of this species at Reserva Don Luis. It tends to favour the wetter areas of which we have plenty.
A member of the Furnariidae family, it resembles the Greater Thornbird but has less intensively yellow eyes, is a little smaller at 16cm and has a speckled breast. It has a rufous cap, wings and outer retrices of tail which is spiny like many other members of this family. LIke other members of this genus it builds a large hangng nest of twigs.
It has a loud and very distinctive call.
