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ShrublandDomed nestSmall · 26 g
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The crested hornero is 14 to 15 cm (5.5 to 5.9 in) long and weighs 26 to 29 g (0.92 to 1.0 oz). It is a small hornero with the shortest bill of its genus. Its most distinctive feature is its crest, which is also unique among horneros. The sexes' plumages are alike. Adults have a faint pale supercilium and dull brownish malar area and ear coverts; the last have indistinct darker edges. Their forehead is rufescent and their crown and its crest duller clay-brown. Their back and rump are dull tawny-rufous and their uppertail coverts are rufous. Voice: The crested hornero's song is "an explosive staccato burst of loud, piercing whistled notes tailing off towards end". Its call is "jwee-t-t-t-t-t-t-t".
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When to see the Crested Hornero
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is October, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Crested Hornero
The map shades 3 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Crested Hornero
The crested hornero is a species of bird in the Furnariinae subfamily of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, and Paraguay.
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Easily confused with
Lesser HorneroFurnarius minorThe lesser hornero is a species of bird in the ovenbird family Furnariidae.
Bay HorneroFurnarius torridusThe bay hornero is 16 to 19 cm (6.3 to 7.5 in) long and weighs about 53 g (1.9 oz).
Pacific HorneroFurnarius cinnamomeusThe Pacific hornero is 19 to 20 cm (7.5 to 7.9 in) long and weighs about 45 to 63 g (1.6 to 2.2 oz).
Side by side: Crested Hornero vs Pale-legged Hornero · Band-tailed Hornero vs Crested Hornero
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