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| | ;[[:Category:Furnarius|Furnarius]] rufus | | ;[[:Category:Furnarius|Furnarius]] rufus |
| - | | + | [[Image:Rufous_Hornero.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|jocateme|jocateme}}. <br/>Location: Mato Grosso do Sul, [[Brazil]].]] |
| - | [[Image:d09_0010.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Gary+Clark|Gary Clark}}. <br/>Location: [[Costanera Sur Ecological Reserve]], Buenos Aires, [[Argentina]].]] | + | |
| - | [[Image:d09_0132.jpg|thumb|450px|right|Nest of a Rufous Hornero. Photo by {{user|nomdeploom|nomdeploom}} <br/>Location: [[Esteros del Ibera]], [[Argentina]].]] | + | |
| | ==Identification== | | ==Identification== |
| - | The Rufous Hornero, as suggested by the name, is mostly rufous. Its belly and throat may be paler, but it varies according to the subspecies or even to the individual. The tail is noticeably darker and more reddish. It is the National Bird of [[Argentina]]. | + | The Rufous Hornero, as suggested by the name, is mostly rufous. Its belly and throat may be paler, but it varies according to the subspecies or even to the individual. The tail is noticeably darker and more reddish. |
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| | ====Similar Species==== | | ====Similar Species==== |
| | The [[Pale-legged Hornero|Pale-legged]], [[Wing-banded Hornero|Wing-banded]] and [[Lesser Hornero]] have a paler and more conspicious eye-brow than the Rufous Hornero. It is easily separated from the [[Crested Hornero]] by the lack of a crest. | | The [[Pale-legged Hornero|Pale-legged]], [[Wing-banded Hornero|Wing-banded]] and [[Lesser Hornero]] have a paler and more conspicious eye-brow than the Rufous Hornero. It is easily separated from the [[Crested Hornero]] by the lack of a crest. |
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| | ==Distribution== | | ==Distribution== |
| - | Eastern and central [[South America]]. | + | Eastern and central [[South America]]: found in [[Bolivia]], [[Brazil]], [[Paraguay]], [[Uruguay]] and [[Argentina]]. |
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| | ==Taxonomy== | | ==Taxonomy== |
| | + | ====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>==== |
| | + | Five subspecies are recognized: |
| | + | *''F. r. albogularis'': |
| | + | :*South-eastern [[Brazil]] (Goiás and Bahia to São Paulo) |
| | + | *''F. r. commersoni'': |
| | + | :*Western [[Brazil]] (Mato Grosso) and adjacent [[Bolivia]] |
| | + | *''F. r. schuhmacheri'': |
| | + | :*Northern and eastern [[Bolivia]] (La Paz and Beni to Tarija) |
| | + | *''F. r. paraguayae'': |
| | + | :*[[Paraguay]] and northern [[Argentina]] |
| | + | *''F. r. rufus'': |
| | + | :*Southern [[Brazil]] and [[Uruguay]] to central [[Argentina]] |
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| | ==Habitat== | | ==Habitat== |
| | Open and semi open areas. | | Open and semi open areas. |
| | ==Behaviour== | | ==Behaviour== |
| - | This bird feeds insects (e.g. termites or ants) and some other invertebrates, searching for them on the ground or under fallen trunks. They can also be seen eating food intended for human consumption. | + | ====Diet==== |
| - | | + | This bird eats insects (e.g. termites or ants) and some other invertebrates, searching for them on the ground or under fallen trunks. They can also be seen eating food intended for human consumption. |
| - | The Rufous Hornero is well-known for its oven-like nest ("horno" means oven in Spanish), made of straw and manure mixed with mud. The nest can be used again, after some changes, but never for two seasons in a row, so the couple alternate betweem two or three nests each season. When there is not enough space to build new nests, the couple will build another next to, or even on top of, an older nest. The nests can be occupied by other bird species as well. From this nest is derived the genus name [[:Category:Furnarius|Furnarius]], as well as the family name [[:Category:Furnariidae|Furnariiidae]], from the Latin root for oven. | + | ====Breeding==== |
| | + | The Rufous Hornero is well-known for its oven-like nest ("horno" means oven in Spanish), made of straw and manure mixed with mud. The nest can be used again, after some changes, but never for two seasons in a row, so the couple alternate between two or three nests each season. When there is not enough space to build new nests, the couple will build another next to, or even on top of, an older nest. The nests can be occupied by other bird species as well. From this nest is derived the genus name [[:Category:Furnarius|Furnarius]], as well as the family name [[:Category:Furnariidae|Furnariiidae]], from the Latin root for oven. |
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| | The couple usually calls loudly in duets, while vibrating its wings. | | The couple usually calls loudly in duets, while vibrating its wings. |
| - | | + | ==In Culture== |
| | + | It is the National Bird of [[Argentina]]. |
| | + | ==References== |
| | + | #{{Ref-Clements6th}}#Avibase |
| | + | {{Ref}} |
| | ==External Links== | | ==External Links== |
| | {{GSearch|Furnarius+rufus}} | | {{GSearch|Furnarius+rufus}} |
| - | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Furnarius]] [[Category: Incomplete]] | + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Furnarius]] |
Current revision
- Furnarius rufus
[edit] Identification
The Rufous Hornero, as suggested by the name, is mostly rufous. Its belly and throat may be paler, but it varies according to the subspecies or even to the individual. The tail is noticeably darker and more reddish.
[edit] Similar Species
The Pale-legged, Wing-banded and Lesser Hornero have a paler and more conspicious eye-brow than the Rufous Hornero. It is easily separated from the Crested Hornero by the lack of a crest.
[edit] Distribution
Eastern and central South America: found in Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and Argentina.
[edit] Taxonomy
Five subspecies are recognized:
- South-eastern Brazil (Goiás and Bahia to São Paulo)
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- Northern and eastern Bolivia (La Paz and Beni to Tarija)
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[edit] Habitat
Open and semi open areas.
[edit] Behaviour
This bird eats insects (e.g. termites or ants) and some other invertebrates, searching for them on the ground or under fallen trunks. They can also be seen eating food intended for human consumption.
[edit] Breeding
The Rufous Hornero is well-known for its oven-like nest ("horno" means oven in Spanish), made of straw and manure mixed with mud. The nest can be used again, after some changes, but never for two seasons in a row, so the couple alternate between two or three nests each season. When there is not enough space to build new nests, the couple will build another next to, or even on top of, an older nest. The nests can be occupied by other bird species as well. From this nest is derived the genus name Furnarius, as well as the family name Furnariiidae, from the Latin root for oven.
The couple usually calls loudly in duets, while vibrating its wings.
[edit] In Culture
It is the National Bird of Argentina.
[edit] References
- Clements, JF. 2007. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019
- Avibase
[edit] External Links
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