Chestnut-backed Thornbird

Chestnut-backed ThornbirdThis ovenbird occurs in the Marañón drainage of northern Peru. It has a chestnut back and tail with a white throat, and pairs forage in scrub and sparse dry woodland.What does it look like?It is about 19.5 cm long, with chestnut upperparts and tail, a grey-brown crown and nape, a white throat, and a speckled breast.How does it live?This ovenbird occurs in the Marañón drainage of northern Peru. It has a chestnut back and tail with a white throat, and pairs forage in scrub and sparse dry woodland.Pairs forage in scrub and sparse dry woodland. The account also describes the bird as building large stick nests.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.