
Lesser Hornero
A species of Horneros Scientific name : Furnarius minor Genus : Horneros
Lesser Hornero, A species of Horneros
Botanical name: Furnarius minor
Genus: Horneros
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Description

The lesser hornero (Furnarius minor) 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. The lesser hornero is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru, along the banks of the Amazon River and some of its major tributaries. It is a river specialist, feeding and breeding mostly in river island scrub and early successional scrub along the edge of white-water rivers and on young river islands and, in Peru the understory of Cecropia forest. This type of successional habitat is dependent on seasonal flooding and is patchily distributed along the length of its range. It is found from 50 to 200 m (160–660 ft) above sea-level. The lesser hornero is a very small ovenbird, 12 to 13 cm (4.7–5.1 in) in length and weighing 23 to 29 g (0.81–1.02 oz). The head is grey with a prominent white stripe above the eye, a white throat, a rufous rump and wings, tawny-buff breast and flanks becoming paler below. The bill is long and straight. Both sexes are alike, and the plumage of juvenile birds has not been described. The lesser hornero feeds on arthropods and other invertebrates. It hunts individually or in pairs, searching the ground, river-shore mud or low branches for prey, often foraging in dense cover. Like other species in its genus, it constructs a mud "oven" nest in the branches of trees, and lines the nest with grasses and hair. The clutch size is four eggs. Little else is known about its nesting habits, other than it has been recorded building its nests in November and incubating in January.

Size
13 cm
Nest Placement
Building
Feeding Habits
Lesser Hornero primarily consumes arthropods and other invertebrates, gleaning food from the ground, shores, and low branches, typically foraging solo or in pairs within dense cover.
Habitat
Lesser Hornero is typically found in riverine environments, particularly within scrublands in early stages of succession. These areas commonly range from Tessaria or Alchornea-dominated scrub to Cecropia woodlands. Lesser Hornero primarily inhabits young river islands formed by large white-water rivers.
Dite type
Insectivorous


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Scientific Classification

Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Perching birds Family
Ovenbirds Genus
Horneros Species
Lesser Hornero