Chestnut-backed Thornbird vs Alagoas Foliage-gleaner

Phacellodomus dorsalis compared with Philydor novaesi

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute Chestnut-backed Thornbird Alagoas Foliage-gleaner
Scientific Name Phacellodomus dorsalis Philydor novaesi
Order Passeriformes Passeriformes
Family Furnariidae Furnariidae
Conservation Status Near Threatened Extinct
Length
Wingspan 14.2 cm (5.6 in)
Weight 36.0 g (1.27 oz) 36.0 g (1.27 oz)
Diet -- --
Clutch Size -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Shared Habitats

None

Chestnut-backed Thornbird only

None

Alagoas Foliage-gleaner only

Conservation Status

Near Threatened

Chestnut-backed Thornbird

Extinct

Alagoas Foliage-gleaner

About These Birds

Alagoas Foliage-gleaner

The Alagoas Foliage-gleaner was a medium-sized furnariid bird weighing about 36 g, endemic to the Atlantic Forest of Alagoas, Brazil. It is now classified as extinct, having last been recorded in the 1980s before its forest habitat was almost entirely destroyed by agriculture.

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