Band-tailed Hornero (Furnarius figulus) [XC306390]
by Daniel Mello from Dique do Furadinho, Cubat\u00e3o, S\u00e3o Paulo, Brazil (call)
Band-tailed Hornero (Furnarius figulus) [XC223241]
by Eric DeFonso from West of Jeremoabo, Bahia, Brazil (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 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).