Ovenbirds (Furnariidae)
Rufous Hornero (Furnarius rufus) - HBW 8, p. 260
French: Fournier roux
German: Rosttöpfer
Spanish: Hornero Común
Other common names: Red Hornero/Ovenbird
Taxonomy: Merops rufus J. F. Gmelin, 1788, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Plumage pattern and biogeography suggest that most likely sister-species is F. cristatus. Race albogularis previously known as badius, but that taxon was described within genus Turdus, in which the name was preoccupied. Significant variation in body size follows Bergmann’s Rule, with largest birds farthest from equator. Relative distributions in Argentina of paraguayae and commersoni require further study. Proposed race schuhmacheri (S Bolivia) does not appear to be diagnosable; description believed to have been based on worn specimens. Four .. View all taxonomy...
Plumage pattern and biogeography suggest that most likely sister-species is F. cristatus. Race albogularis previously known as badius, but that taxon was described within genus Turdus, in which the name was preoccupied. Significant variation in body size follows Bergmann’s Rule, with largest birds farthest from equator. Relative distributions in Argentina of paraguayae and commersoni require further study. Proposed race schuhmacheri (S Bolivia) does not appear to be diagnosable; description believed to have been based on worn specimens. Four subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- commersoni Pelzeln, 1868 - C & E Bolivia (La Paz and Beni S to Tarija and Santa Cruz), SW Brazil (Mato Grosso) and NW Argentina (N Salta, SE Jujuy).
- paraguayae Cherrie & Reichenberger, 1921 - Paraguay and N Argentina (Formosa S to La Rioja, N Santiago del Estero and N Santa Fe).
- albogularis (Spix, 1824) - E & SE Brazil (S Ceará, Alagoas, Bahia, and Goiás S to São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro).
- rufus (J. F. Gmelin, 1788) - SE Brazil (Paraná S to Rio Grande do Sul), Uruguay and C & E Argentina (from S Santiago del Estero E to Corrientes, S to Neuquén and N Río Negro).
- Least Concern
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A bird building a nest Estancia Itabó, Canindeyú Department, Paraguay (ssp paraguayae)
Josep del Hoyo 9 May 2005 5 years ago 42 sec 4.6 -
A bird on a branch and then inside its nest, trying to trap an insect that comes close to the nest entrance Curicaca Wildlife Preservation Area, Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil (ssp commersoni)
Alex García 31 March 2006 2 years ago 32 sec 4.6 -
A close view of a bird singing Pousada Aguapé, Pantanal, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil (ssp commersoni)
Josep del Hoyo 9 January 2005 2 years ago 15 sec 4.5 -
A couple starting a new nest, while a juvenil Great Kiskadee observes. Corrientes, Argentina (ssp rufus)
German Pugnali 28 February 2007 1 year ago 34 sec 4.5 -
A bird working on building the nest Pousada Aguapé, Pantanal, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil (ssp commersoni)
Josep del Hoyo 9 January 2005 2 years ago 34 sec 4.4 -
A bird in the nest, its pair arriving and calling both together Pousada Aguapé, Pantanal, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil (ssp commersoni)
Josep del Hoyo 9 January 2005 2 years ago 29 sec 4.4
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Individual foraging. Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
Santiago Meligeni ... 3 March 2010 25 weeks ago 4.3 -
Furnarius rufus with lepidopteran larva (food). Florindo Donati Protected Area, Casilda, Santa Fe Province, Argentina
Enrique Richard 27 November 2007 35 weeks ago 4 -
Eating an Earth-worm Transpantaneira Road, Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil
Juan Carlos Marín 31 August 2008 1 year ago 4 -
A bird inside its nest. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (ssp albogularis)
Nick Athanas 21 September 2006 1 year ago 3.8 -
A bird standing on one foot. Pousada Piuval, Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil (ssp commersoni)
Nick Athanas 13 August 2005 1 year ago 3.7 -
Bird on a thick branch Costanera Sur Ecological Reserve, Buenos Aires, Argentina (ssp paraguayae)
Eduardo de Juana 23 September 2008 1 year ago 3.4
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Duet Atalaya, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
Nacho Areta 1 December 2007 38 weeks ago 4.3
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