Wing-banded Hornero

Its natural habitats include a wide range of wooded habitats, especially near water and around mudflats. It feeds on insects, other arthropods, and shelllfish - in short, any prey found by upturning stones and litter - and makes a cup-sized nest in sheltered places with grass and vegetal fibers.

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The Wing-banded Hornero is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

Wing-banded Hornero exists in two ranges, separated by 1000 km, each population representing a subspecies. The largest range occurs in Atlantic northeastern and eastern Brazil, the Northeast Region, Brazil and Caatinga, as well as into continental regions inland, (part of the Cerrado). In recent years, this population has expanded southwards at least as far as São Paulo. More

The Wing-Banded Hornero (Furnarius figulus) is a bird in the Furnariidae family of ovenbirds.... Huia "Heteralocha acutirostris, the New Zealand Huia, the female has a remarkably long, curved bill, that of the male being short, stout, and nearly straight, The plumage is greenish-black, with a white-ti... Humming-bird, Ruby Throated "Trochilus colubris. Ruby-throated Humming-bird. More

The Wing-banded Hornero orTail-banded Hornero,(Furnarius figulus), is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family, the ovenbirds. It is endemic to Brazil. Its natural habitats include a wide range of wooded habitats, especially near water and around mudflats. It feeds on insects, other arthropods, and shelllfish - in short, any prey found by upturning stones and litter - and makes a cup-sized nest in sheltered places with grass and vegetal fibers. More

Order : Passeriformes
Family : Furnariidae
Genus : Furnarius
Species : figulus
Authority : (Lichtenstein, 1823)