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Pacific Hornero
Photo © by NJLarsen
El Oro, Ecuador, June 4, 2019

Furnarius cinnamomeus

Distribution

South America: Far southwest Colombia (Nariño), western Ecuador and northwest Peru.

Taxonomy

Caribbean Hornero and Pacific Hornero were formerly included in Pale-legged Hornero.

Subspecies

This is a monotypic species[1]. Clements recognizes these subspecies[1]:

Behaviour

Pacific Hornero next to its nest. The black color and the large opening indicates the two birds are still building this nest. The photo was taken from a long distance, so no disturbance of the birds.
Photo © by NJLarsen
Guayas, Ecuador, June 4, 2019

It builds a nest using dung or mud which has given this group of birds their name (the nest is supposed to resemble wood-fired ovens looked over by the bakers, the horneros).

It commonly forages on the ground for food and often are seen walking while doing so. Their food is mainly arthropods.

References

1. Clements, J. F., P. C. Rasmussen, T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, A. Spencer, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2023. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2023. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Gill, F, D Donsker, and P Rasmussen (Eds). 2023. IOC World Bird List (v 13.2). Doi 10.14344/IOC.ML.13.2. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/

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Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Pacific Hornero. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 6 October 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Pacific_Hornero

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