Furnariidae

Phacellodomus ruber Photo by Markus Lagerqvist (Pbase) Common name:greater thronbird (en); graveteiro (pt); synallaxe rouge (fr); espinero grande (es); rotbrauner bündelnister (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily FurnariidaeRange:This South American species is found in central and southern Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, northern Argentina and northern Uruguay.Size:These birds are 19-21 cm long and weigh 35-50 g.Habitat:Greater thornbirds are found in the undergrowth of…

Automolus ochrolaemus Photo by Chris Perkins (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:buff-throated foliage-gleaner (en); barranqueiro-camurça (pt); anabate à gorge fauve (fr); ticotico gorgiclaro (es); fahlkehl-baumspäher (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily FurnariidaeRange:This species is found from southern Mexico, across Central America and south to Peru, Bolivia and north-western Brazil.Size:These birds are 18-19 cm long and weigh 42 g.Habitat:Buff-throated foliage-gleaners are mostly found…

Premnoplex brunnescens Photo by Gary Clark (Bird Forum) Common name:spotted barbtail (en); joão-malhado (pt); anabasitte tachetée (fr); subepalo moteado (es); westlicher fleckenstachelschwanz (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily FurnariidaeRange:This species is found from Costa Rica and Panama, through northern Venezuela and Colombia and into Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia.Size:The spotted barbtail is 13-14 cm long and weighs 16-18 g.Habitat:These birds are found in…

Spartonoica maluroides Photo by Carlos Schwertner (Flickr) Common name:bay-capped wren-spinetail (en); boininha (pt); synallaxe des marais (fr); canastero enano (es); strichelrücken-dickichtschlüpfer (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily FurnariidaeRange:This South American species is found from the southernmost tip of Brazil, through Uruguay and into eastern a central Argentina.Size:These birds are 14 cm long and weigh 10-12 g.Habitat:The bay-capped wren-spinetail is mostly…

Xenops minutus Photo by Mike Danzenbaker (Mike Dazenbaker’s Bird Photography) Common name: plain xenops (en); bico-virado-miúdo (pt); sittine brune (fr); picolezna menudo (es); braunbauch-baumspäher (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Furnariidae Range: The plain xenops is found from southern Mexico south to western Ecuador, northeastern Argentina and central Brazil. Size: These birds are 11-12,5 cm long…

Sclerurus guatemalensis Photo by Arthur Grosset (Tree of Life) Common name: scaly-throated leaftosser (en); vira-folhas-escamado (pt); sclérure écaillé (fr); tirahojas guatemalteco (es); fleckenbrust-laubwender (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Furnariidae Range: These birds are found in Central America, from southern Mexico down to Panama. Size: They are 16-17 cm long and weigh 30-35 g. Habitat: The…

Furnarius rufus Photo by Dario Sanches (Flickr) Common name: rufous hornero (en); joão-de-barro (pt); fournier roux (fr); hornero cómun (es); rosttöpfer (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Furnariidae Range: This South American species is found in Bolivia, much of southern Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, and northern and central Argentina. Size: The rufous hornero is 18-20 cm long…

Hylocryptus rectirostris Photo by Alessandro Abdala (Flickriver) Common name: chestnut-capped foliage-gleaner (en); fura-barreira (pt); anabate à bec droit (fr); barranquero de pico recto (es); östlicher rötelbaumspäher (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Furnariidae Range: This South American species is endemic to the Cerrado region of southern Brazil and northern Paraguay. Size: These birds are 20-22 cm…