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Lesser Hornero

Furnarius minor

Least Concern · IUCN Red List

LCLeast ConcernInvertebratesShrublandDomed nestSmall · 26 g
Lesser Hornero (Furnarius minor), photo 1
Photo: Laura Gaudette · CC BY 4.0
Lesser Hornero (Furnarius minor), photo 2
Photo: Laura Gaudette · CC BY 4.0
Lesser Hornero (Furnarius minor), photo 3
Photo: Conrado Pável de Oliveira · CC BY 4.0
Lesser Hornero (Furnarius minor), photo 4
Photo: Kathy Richardson · CC BY 4.0
Lesser Hornero (Furnarius minor), photo 5
Photo: Kathy Richardson · CC BY 4.0
Lesser Hornero (Furnarius minor), photo 6
Photo: Wouter Koch · CC0
Lesser Hornero (Furnarius minor), photo 7
Photo: agujaceratops · CC BY 4.0
Lesser Hornero (Furnarius minor), photo 8
Photo: Joao Quental · CC BY 2.0
Lesser Hornero (Furnarius minor), photo 9
Photo: Desconhecido · CC BY 4.0
Lesser Hornero (Furnarius minor), photo 10
Photo: Portal de Dados Abertos do Tribunal Superior Eleitoral do Brasil (TSE) · CC BY 4.0

What the Lesser Hornero sounds like

Sonogram of the Lesser Hornero: time runs left to right, pitch bottom to top, and the brighter the mark the louder the sound.
Recorded by Niels Krabbe · Alarm call · Orellana: river island at Añangu, Ecuador · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto
Sonogram of the Lesser Hornero: time runs left to right, pitch bottom to top, and the brighter the mark the louder the sound.
Recorded by Niels Krabbe · Alarm call · Orellana: river island at Añangu, Ecuador · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto

When to see the Lesser Hornero

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 11 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is July, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Lesser Hornero

Regular range

The map shades 4 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

Peru Brazil Colombia Ecuador

About the Lesser Hornero

The lesser hornero is a species of bird in the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is closely related to the Pale-legged hornero, and their global distribution overlaps somewhat. This species is monotypic, meaning there is only one subspecies.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Easily confused with

Bay Hornero (Furnarius torridus) 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 Hornero (Furnarius cinnamomeus) 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). Crested Hornero (Furnarius cristatus) Crested HorneroFurnarius cristatusThe 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).

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