The genus
Phacellodomus was described in 1853 by the German naturalist
Ludwig Reichenbach to accommodate the
rufous-fronted thornbird. The genus name combines the
Ancient Greek phakellos meaning "bundle of twigs" and
domos meaning "house".
Species The genus contains ten species:
Phacellodomus ferrugineigula – formerly a subspecies of
P. erythrophthalmus. ==References==