Pale-legged hornero
Appearance
Pale-legged hornero | |
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Pacific hornero (F. l. cinnamomeus) above, Caribbean hornero (F. l. longirostris) below | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Furnariidae |
Genus: | Furnarius |
Species: | F. leucopus
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Binomial name | |
Furnarius leucopus Swainson, 1837
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The pale-legged hornero (Furnarius leucopus) is a species of bird in the family Furnariidae. It includes the Pacific hornero (F. leucopus cinnamomeus) and the Caribbean hornero (F. leucopus longirostris), which often are considered separate species.
It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, and Venezuela. It occurs in a wide range of wooded habitats, especially near water.
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