Pale-legged Hornero

Furnarius leucopus

Least Concern

The Pale-legged Hornero is a hornero of open and semi-open country in Ecuador, 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: The family is named for the horneros, which build sturdy oven-shaped nests out of mud.

Family

Furnariidae

Group

Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers

Range

Pale-legged Hornero Range — Open and semi-open country of Ecuador, Colombia, and Brazil

Population

≈ Not quantified

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