Pacific Hornero (Furnarius cinnamomeus) | Photos, Calls and ID

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Pacific Hornero (Furnarius cinnamomeus), photo 3 — Photo: (c) John Hibbard, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Pacific Hornero (Furnarius cinnamomeus), photo 4 — Photo: (c) Julien Renoult, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Pacific Hornero (Furnarius cinnamomeus), photo 5 — Photo: (c) RJ Baltierra, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Pacific Hornero (Furnarius cinnamomeus), photo 6 — Photo: (c) Raúl A. Ruiz M., some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Pacific Hornero (Furnarius cinnamomeus), photo 7 — Photo: (c) Ernesto Fernandez Polcuch, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Pacific Hornero (Furnarius cinnamomeus), photo 8 — Photo: (c) tlaloc27, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Pacific Hornero (Furnarius cinnamomeus), photo 9 — Photo: (c) Edoardo Nardelli, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Pacific Hornero (Furnarius cinnamomeus), photo 10 — Photo: (c) Monics Paredes, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

What the Pacific Hornero sounds like

Sonogram of the Pacific Hornero: time runs left to right, pitch bottom to top, and the brighter the mark the louder the sound.

Recorded by Niels Krabbe · Duet · Manabí: La Segua marsh (Chone lakes), Ecuador · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto

Recorded by Niels Krabbe · Duet · Loja: 2 km SW Catamayo (La Toma), Ecuador · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto

Recorded by Niels Krabbe · Alarm call · El Oro: Carcabon, Arenillas Ecological Reserve, Ecuador · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto

ID tip

The 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). It is a medium-sized hornero with a long and somewhat decurved bill. The sexes' plumages are alike. Adults have a wide whitish supercilium, a narrow brownish gray stripe through the eye, tawny ear coverts, and a tawny-rufous malar area. Their crown is gray-brown. Their back, rump, and wing and uppertail coverts are bright orange rufous. Their tail is chestnut. Their flight feathers are blackish with a wide rufous band. Their throat is white and the rest of their underparts pale cinnamon-buff. Voice: The Pacific hornero is very vocal. Its song is "an arresting - at times almost raucous-and fast series of loud piercing notes that gradually slows and drops in pitch". Members of a pair sometimes sing in unison. One call is "a loud and clear 'kyeek' ".

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When to see the Pacific Hornero

One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is January, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Pacific Hornero

Regular range

The map shades 3 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

Ecuador Peru Colombia

About the Pacific Hornero

The Pacific hornero is a species of bird in the Furnariinae subfamily of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.

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Easily confused with

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).

Lesser HorneroFurnarius minorThe lesser hornero is a species of bird in the ovenbird family Furnariidae.

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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