thornbird
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English
Etymology
Noun
thornbird (plural thornbirds)
- Any bird of the species of genus Phacellodomus.
- (archaic) A small South American bird (Anumbius annumbi) that builds a large and complex nest of twigs and thorns.[1]
- Synonym: firewood-gatherer
Derived terms
- rufous-fronted thornbird (Phacellodomus rufifrons)
- plain thornbird (Phacellodomus inornatus)
- streak-fronted thornbird (Phacellodomus striaticeps)
- little thornbird (Phacellodomus sibilatrix)
- chestnut-backed thornbird (Phacellodomus dorsalis)
- spot-breasted thornbird (Phacellodomus maculipectus)
- freckle-breasted thornbird (Phacellodomus striaticollis)
- greater thornbird (Phacellodomus ruber)
- orange-eyed thornbird (Phacellodomus erythrophthalmus)
- orange-breasted thornbird (Phacellodomus ferrugineigula)
References
- ^ “thornbird”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “thornbird”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
thornbird on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Phacellodomus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Phacellodomus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons