Alternative names: Tail-banded Hornero; Wing-banded Hornero
- Furnarius figulus
Identification
15-16 cm
Rufous upperside and pale to pale buffy underside.
Head has dark eye-stripe and contrasting white supercilium, mottled auriculars, and straight, relatively long bill. Especially important for id is that the tail has black marks at the tail tip that are mainly visible from below and that the primaries have a pattern of rufous-dark brown-rufous producing a banded pattern.
Variation
The two subspecies differ especially in crown and auriculars[1] with pileatus showing a darker brown color in those areas.
Distribution
Brazil in two non-adjacent areas (see below).
Taxonomy
There are 2 subspecies[2]:
- F. f. pileatus:
- Lower Amazonian Brazil, south of the Amazon going south to Goias (in Brazil) in a relatively narrow area when considering how far south it reaches
- F. f. figulus:
- Eastern Brazil (south to Minas Gerais and Espírito Santo)
Habitat
Wooded habitats such as edges, pastures and other disturbed areas but avoids deep forest; it is more frequently found near water.
Behaviour
Diet
Mainly feeds walking on the ground where it takes invertebrates by turning over leaves.
Breeding
Their nest is a shallow cup constructed from plant fibres and grass. They line it with feathers and hair. It is usually placed in a crevice. The clutch consists of 2 eggs, which take approximately 20 days to hatch.
Vocalizations
Song is a series of "chik" sounds repeated 6-10 times where the sounds become slower and lower pitched. Sometimes given as duets.
References
- Thread in the Birdforum Id forum
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2021. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2021. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Remsen, Jr., J. V. and A. Bonan (2020). Wing-banded Hornero (Furnarius figulus), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D.A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.wibhor1.01
- Ber van Perlo. 2009. A field guide to the Birds of Brazil. Oxford University Press, New York, NY, USA. ISBN 978-0-19-530155-7
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Band-tailed Hornero. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 9 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Band-tailed_Hornero
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
