Furnariidae

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…