Furnariidae

Geositta cunicularia Photo by Marcos Suárez (Aves del Golfo Ártabro) Common name:common miner (en); curriqueiro (pt); géositte mineuse (fr); minero común (es); Patagonienerdhacker (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily FurnariidaeRange:This species is found from southern Peru and Bolivia, through Chile and into Argentina, southern Brazil and Uruguay.Size:These birds are 14-17 cm long and weigh 20-34 g.Habitat:The common miner is…

Philydor novaesi Photo by Ciro Albano (NE Brazil Birding) Common name:Alagoas foliage-gleaner (en); limpa-folha-do-nordeste (pt); anabate d’Alagoas (fr); ticotico de Alagoas (es); Alagoas-blattspäher (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily FurnariidaeRange:This species is endemic to eastern Brazil, only being found in Alagoas and Pernambuco.Size:These birds are 18 cm long and weigh 30-38 g.Habitat:The Alagoas foliage-gleaner is found along the edges…

Cinclodes antarcticus Photo by Laurent Demongin (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:blackish cinclodes (en); pedreiro-negro (pt); cinclode fuligineux (fr); remolinera negra (es); rußbrauner-uferwipper (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily FurnariidaeRange:This species is found in the southern tip of South America, in Tierra del Fuego and the Falkland islands.Size:These birds are 18-23 cm long and weigh 55-70 g.Habitat:The blackish cinclodes is…

Synallaxis brachyura Photo by Chris Perkins (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:slaty spinetail (en); joão-teneném-ardósia (pt); synallaxe ardoisé (fr); pijuí pizarroso (es); graurücken-dickichtschlüpfer (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily FurnariidaeRange:This species is found in Central and South America, from the Honduras to western Colombia and Ecuador.Size:These birds are 15-18,5 cm long and weigh 18-19 g.Habitat:The slaty spinetail is found in…