Crested Hornero (Furnarius cristatus)

Family
Furnariidae (Ovenbirds)

Size
15.50 cm

First Described (Guide)
Burmeister, 1888

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland dry shrubland, dry and moist savanna. From sea-level - 1,000 m.

Range (Guide)

Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay.

Extreme south-eastern Bolivia (south-eastern Chuquisaca, eastern Tarija) and western Paraguay south to central Argentina (south to southern San Luis, northern C�rdoba, central Santa Fe, north-western Entre R��os).

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
A shriller imitation of Rufous Hornero (Furnarius rufus), 'pfwee - tittle tittle', followed by a rattle. Also a descending 'chichichichi chee chee chee chee chee'.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (26)...)

Crested Hornero (Furnarius cristatus) [XC52895]
by Myriam Velazquez from La Cumbre, Cordoba, Argentina (song)

Crested Hornero (Furnarius cristatus) [XC272783]
by Peter Boesman from 20 km west of Taco Pozo, Salta, Argentina (song)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Plumage pattern and biogeography suggest that the most likely sister-species is Rufous Hornero (Furnarius rufus).

References
See References.

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