Pale-billed Hornero

Furnarius torridus

Least Concern

The Pale-billed Hornero is a hornero of open and semi-open country in Peru, Colombia, and Brazil. A terrestrial bird, it walks over open ground probing for insects and is famous for building a sturdy oven-shaped mud nest. Fun fact: Many members of this family build extraordinary nests, from mud ovens to huge stick castles and tunnels dug in earth banks.

Family

Furnariidae

Group

Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers

Range

Pale-billed Hornero Range — Open and semi-open country of Peru, Colombia, and Brazil

Population

≈ Not quantified

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