Rufous hornero: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the rufous hornero lives – recorded in 5 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Furnarius rufus
Group	Songbirds & perching birds
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	5 countries
Continents	South America
Mass	53 g (adult weight)
Class	Bird
Order	Passeriformes
Family	Furnariidae

Where does the rufous hornero live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the rufous hornero in 5 countries and territories across South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Brazil, South America, Goiás.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

How big is a rufous hornero?

Wikidata records the following for the rufous hornero: mass 53 g (adult weight).

Is the rufous hornero endangered?

The rufous hornero’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the rufous hornero?

The rufous hornero (Furnarius rufus) is a bird in the order Passeriformes and the family Furnariidae, genus Furnarius. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the rufous hornero

The rufous hornero (Furnarius rufus) is a medium-sized ovenbird in the family Furnariidae. It occurs in eastern South America and is the national bird of Argentina. Also known as the red ovenbird, it is common in savannas, second-growth scrub, pastures, and agricultural land and is synanthropic. Its range includes midwestern, southeastern, and southern Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, and northern and central Argentina, extending as far south as northern Patagonia. The species is most closely related to the crested hornero of Paraguay and Argentina. There are four accepted subspecies.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Rufous hornero (revision 1376218919), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q852731 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).