Ovenbirds (Furnariidae)

Lesser Hornero (Furnarius minor) - HBW 8, p. 259

French: Petit Fournier German: Kleiner Töpfer Spanish: Hornero Chico

Taxonomy: Furnarius Opetiorhynchus minor Pelzeln, 1858, Rio Madeira, below the mouth of the Rio Mahissy (= Igarapé Maici), Rondônia, Brazil.
A close relationship to F. leucopus is suggested by both plumage pattern and geographical distribution. Monotypic.

Distribution: R Amazon and lower reaches of major tributaries from SE Colombia, E Ecuador (R Napo) and NE Peru (S to lower R Huallaga) E to NC Brazil (mouth of R Tapajós); extends well up R Madeira, reaching at least mouth of R Ji-Paraná (Rondônia).