Birds of the World

    PASSERIFORMES: Furnariidae (Ovenbirds)  
Genus: Furnarius (8 species)


Pacific Hornero
Pacific Hornero (Furnarius cinnamomeus)
Range: SA: w Ecuador and nw Peru
Mindo, Ecuador  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


Crested Hornero
Crested Hornero (Furnarius cristatus)
Range: SA: s Bolivia, w Paraguay and n Argentina
Bolivia  
   
Photograph by Bradley Hacker   © All Rights Reserved.


Band-tailed Hornero
Band-tailed Hornero (Furnarius figulus figulus)
Range: SA: se Amazonia and e Brazil
 
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


Pale-legged Hornero
Pale-legged Hornero (Furnarius leucopus tricolor)
Range: SA: w, s Amazonia and e Brazil
Puerto NariƱo, Amazonas, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Usually seen walking on the ground, or close to it. Relatively loud call.
On ground.

Caribbean Hornero
Caribbean Hornero (Furnarius longirostris endoecus)
Range: SA: n Colombia and nw Venezuela
Puerto Boyaca, Colombia
  Horneros are generally seen on the ground. They make oven-like nests in trees out of clay (hornero translates more or less to oven-maker).
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

With worm.

Lesser Hornero
Lesser Hornero (Furnarius minor)
Range: SA: Amazon and tributaries
Leticia, Amazonas, Colombia
  Found in Amazon big river ecosystem.
   
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The smallest hornero, usually seen in small groups walking on the ground or at a nest. Look for a mud nest on a thick branch 3-6 meters above the ground.
A clay nest.

Rufous Hornero
Rufous Hornero (Furnarius rufus rufus)
Range: SA: e, sc, se
Piriapolis, Uruguay  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

A clay nest.

Bay Hornero
Bay Hornero (Furnarius torridus)
Range: SA: w Amazon and tributaries
Mocagua, Amazonas, Colombia  
   
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Bay Hornero
Bay Hornero (Furnarius torridus)
Range: SA: w Amazon and tributaries
Mocagua, Amazonas, Colombia  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Rare and local along big rivers in the Amazon. Also called Pale-billed Hornero. Virtually identical to the Pale-legged Hornero, but overall a bit darker (especially back and maybe chest), and upper mandible is paler (although Pale-legged seems to have variation in amount of black). HBW writes the Bay Hornero has a faster song (perhaps the Boesman recording shows this).


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