Ovenbirds (Furnariidae)

Pale-billed Hornero (Furnarius torridus) - HBW 8, p. 259

French: Fournier à bec clair German: Brauner Töpfer Spanish: Hornero Castaño
Other common names: Bay Hornero

Taxonomy: Furnarius torridus P. L. Sclater and Salvin, 1866, Río Ucayali, Peru.
Has been treated as conspecific with C. leucopus, or formerly as a dark morph of that species, but the two occur sympatrically in NE Peru. Monotypic.

Distribution: Extreme NE Ecuador (Lagartococha), NE Peru and extreme W Brazil, mainly along R Amazon, R Napo and R Ucayali.