Band-tailed Hornero (Furnarius figulus) [XC247431]
by Eric DeFonso from Reserva Ecol\u00f3gica de Guapi A\u00e7u (REGUA), RJ, Brazil (call, chorus)
Band-tailed Hornero (Furnarius figulus) [XC247471]
by Jerome Fischer from Reserva Ecol\u00f3gica de Guapi A\u00e7u (REGUA), RJ, Brazil (chorus)
Subspecies
The most aberrant member of the genus with respect to nest type and some plumage features. Distinctive subspecies pileatus considered possibly a separate species by some authors.
The following 2 subspecies are recognised:
pileatus Sclater, PL & Salvin, 1878 - East-central Brazil from eastern Amazonas east to central Pará and north-western Goiás (upper R Araguaia).
figulus (Lichtenstein, 1823) - Eastern Brazil (eastern from eastern Maranhío, southern Bahia and northern and eastern Minas Gerais).