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The rufous hornero (Furnarius rufus) is a medium-sized ovenbird in the family Furnariidae.It occurs in eastern South America and is the national bird of Argentina.Also known as the red ovenbird, it is common in savannas, second-growth scrub, pastures, and agricultural land and is synanthropic.
Genus Furnarius – horneros (8 species) Genus Lochmias – sharp-tailed streamcreeper; Genus Phleocryptes – wren-like rushbird; Genus Limnornis – curve-billed reedhaunter [23] Rufous hornero (Furnarius rufus) nest, showing the entrance chamber and dividing wall to breeding chamber. Tribe Philydorini – foliage-gleaners and allies
The genus Furnarius was introduced in 1816 by the French ornithologist Louis Pierre Vieillot to accommodate a single species, the rufous hornero, which therefore becomes the type species. [4] [5] The genus name is from Latin furnarius meaning "baker" (from furnus meaning "oven"). [6] The genus contains eight species: [7] Band-tailed hornero ...
The rufous hornero is the national bird of Argentina.. This is a list of the bird species recorded in Argentina.The avifauna of Argentina has 1043 confirmed species, of which 18 are endemic, nine have been introduced by humans, 68 are rare or vagrants, two are thought to be extinct, and four and possibly a fifth have been extirpated.
Caribbean hornero: Furnarius longirostris Pelzeln, 1856: 99 Pale-legged hornero: Furnarius leucopus Swainson, 1838: 100 Bay hornero: Furnarius torridus Sclater, PL & Salvin, 1866: 101 Lesser hornero: Furnarius minor Pelzeln, 1858: 102 Rufous hornero: Furnarius rufus (Gmelin, JF, 1788) 103 Crested hornero: Furnarius cristatus Burmeister, 1888: ...
The spot-winged falconet's hunting techniques have not been fully described, but it is known to still-hunt from a perch. Its diet includes insects of many orders, lizards, small mammals, and birds as large as the rufous hornero (Furnarius rufus) and monk parakeet (Myiopsitta monachus).
Pale-legged hornero, Furnarius leucopus; Rufous hornero, Furnarius rufus; Crested hornero, Furnarius cristatus; Sharp-tailed streamcreeper, Lochmias nematura; Wren-like rushbird, Phleocryptes melanops; Buff-winged cinclodes, Cinclodes fuscus (V) Sharp-billed treehunter, Heliobletus contaminatus; Black-capped foliage-gleaner, Philydor atricapillus
Rufous hornero (national bird) Furnarius rufus [4] Antigua and Barbuda: European fallow deer (national animal) Dama dama [5] Frigate (national bird) Fregata magnificens [5] Hawksbill turtle (national sea creature) Eretmochelys imbricata [5] Azerbaijan: Karabakh horse (national horse) Equus caballus [6] Bahamas: Blue marlin (national fish ...