Furnariidae

Furnarius figulus Photo by Celi Aurora (Flickr) Common name: tail-banded hornero (en); casaca-de-couro-da-lama (pt); fournier bridé (fr); hornero colibandeado (es); schwarzspitzentöpfer (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Furnariidae Range: This species is endemic to Brazil. There are 2 distinct populations, one in eastern Brazil from Maranhão to south Bahia and extending into Espírito Santo, and another…

Campylorhamphus trochilirostris Common name: red-billed scythebill (en); arapaçu-beija-flor (pt); grimpar à bec rouge (fr); picoguadaña piquirrojo (es); rotrücken-sensenschnabel (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Furnariidae Range: These South American birds are found from Panama and Venezuela, through Colombia, Ecuador and Peru, and into western Brazil, Paraguay and northern Argentina. Size: This large woodcreeper is 24-28 cm…

Berlepschia rikeri Common name: point-tailed palmcreeper (en); limpa-folha-do-buriti (pt); anabate des palmiers (fr); palmero (es); palmsteiger (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Furnariidae Range: This South American species is found from southern Venezuela and the Guyanas, into Amazonian and eastern Brazil down to Mato Grosso and Goiás, and through south-eastern Colombia, eastern Peru and north-eastern Bolivia….