Wing-banded Hornero (Furnarius figulus)

Other Names (World)
Wing-banded Hornero, Band-tailed Hornero, Tail-banded Hornero, White-banded Hornero, Pileated Hornero (pileatus)

Family
Furnariidae (Ovenbirds)

Size
16 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Lichtenstein, 1823)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest and shrubland. From sea-level - 900 m, occasionally up to 1,250 m.

Range (Guide)

Brazil.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (14)...)

Band-tailed Hornero (Furnarius figulus) [XC649601]
by Dante Buzzetti from Careiro da V\u00e1rzea, Amazonas, Brazil (duet, song, subsong)

Band-tailed Hornero (Furnarius figulus) [XC419526]
by id from Itagimirim, Bahia, Brazil (song, couple song)

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 Par� and north-western Goi�s (upper R Araguaia).
figulus (Lichtenstein, 1823) - Eastern Brazil (eastern from eastern Maranh�o, southern Bahia and northern and eastern Minas Gerais).

References
See References.

Files:

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