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…