Furnariidae

Pseudocolaptes lawrencii Photo by Joe Tobias (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:buffy tuftedcheek (en); barba-branca-castanho (pt); anabate chamois (fr); barbablanca habana (es); Panamaschopfohr (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily FurnariidaeRange:This species is found in the mountains of Costa Rica and Panama.Size:These birds are 20 cm long and weigh about 50 g.Habitat:The buffy tuftedcheek is mostly found in mountain rainforests, but…

Geositta punensis Photo by Nick Athanas (Antpitta) Common name:puna miner (en); curriqueiro-da-puna (pt); géositte de la puna (fr); minero puneño (es); punaerdhacker (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily FurnariidaeRange:This species is found in southern Peru, south-western Bolivia, northern Chile and north-western Argentina.Size:These birds are 15-16 cm long and weigh 22-29 g.Habitat:The puna miner is found in high-altitude grasslands and…

Asthenes helleri Photo by Cock Reijnders (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:puna thistletail (en); lenheiro-da-puna (pt); synallaxe de Heller (fr); piscuiz de la puna (es); punadistelschwanz (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily FurnariidaeRange:This species is only found in a small area in southern Peru and marginally into western Bolivia, from the Vilcabamba-Ururbamba region, of central and southern Cusco, south through…

Ochetorhynchus ruficaudus Photo by Glenn Seeholzer (Flickr) Common name:straight-billed earthcreeper (en); andarilho-de-bico-direito (pt); upucerthie à bec droit (fr); bandurrita de pico recto (es); geradschnabel-erdhacker (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily FurnariidaeRange:This species is found along the eastern slopes of the Andes, from southern Peru and Bolivia to eastern Chile and western Argentina as far south as Comodoro Rivadavia.Size:These birds…

Acrobatornis fonsecai (Photo from Flickr) Common name:pink-legged graveteiro (en); acrobata (pt); anabasitte à pattes roses (fr); graveteiro (es); plantagenschlüpfer (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily FurnariidaeRange:This species in endemic to Brasil, only being found in south-east Bahia and north -east Minas Gerais, mostly between the rivers Jequitinhonha and das Contas.Size:These birds are 13-14 cm long and weigh about 14…

Asthenes luizae Photo by Bruno Salaroli (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:Cipo canastero (en); lenheiro-da-Serra-do-Cipó (pt); synallaxe du Cipo (fr); canastero de Cipó (es); Minas Gerais-canastero (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily FurnariidaeRange:This species is endemic to Minas Gerais, in south-eastern Brazil, being found between Belo Horizonte and Montes Claros, especially at the Serra do Cipó National park and along…

Synallaxis erythrothorax Photo by Michael Retter (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:rufous-breasted spinetail (en); joão-teneném-de-peito-ruivo (pt); synallaxe à poitrine rousse (fr); pijuí centroamericano (es); rotbrust-dickichtschlüpfer (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily FurnariidaeRange:This species is found in two disjunct populations, one along the Atlantic slopes of Central America from south-eastern Mexico to north-western Honduras, and another along the Pacific slopes of…

Thripadectes holostictus Photo by William Price (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:striped treehunter (en); trepa-musgos-listado (pt); anabate strié (fr); trepamusgos listado (es); strichelbaumspäher (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily Furnariidae Range:This South American species is found along the eastern slopes of the Andes, from south-western Venezuela to central Bolivia.Size:These birds are 20-21 cm long.Habitat:The striped treehunter is mostly found on…