Ovenbird (family)

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The ovenbirds or Horneros are a large family of small passerine bird species found in South America. They form the family Furnariidae. They should not be confused with the Ovenbird, Seiurus aurocapillus, which is a wood warbler in the family Parulidae.

This is a diverse group of insectivores which gets its name from the elaborate clay nests built by some species, although others build stick nests or nest in tunnels or clefts in rock. The nests are always constructed with a cover; up to six blue or white eggs are laid. Most are forest birds, but some are found in more open habitats.

Family: Furnariidae

• The miners
  • Campo Miner, Geobates poecilopterus
  • Coastal Miner, Geositta peruviana
  • Grayish Miner, Geositta maritima
  • Common Miner, Geositta cunicularia
  • Puna Miner, Geositta punensis
  • Short-billed Miner, Geositta antarctica
  • Dark-winged Miner, Geositta saxicolina
  • Rufous-banded Miner, Geositta rufipennis
  • Creamy-rumped Miner, Geositta isabellina
  • Thick-billed Miner, Geositta crassirostris
  • Slender-billed Miner, Geositta tenuirostris
• The earthcreepers
  • Scale-throated Earthcreeper, Upucerthia dumetaria
  • Plain-breasted Earthcreeper, Upucerthia jelskii
  • Buff-breasted Earthcreeper, Upucerthia validirostris
  • White-throated Earthcreeper, Upucerthia albigula
  • Striated Earthcreeper, Upucerthia serrana
  • Straight-billed Earthcreeper, Upucerthia ruficauda
  • Rock Earthcreeper, Upucerthia andaecola
  • Chaco Earthcreeper, Ochetorhynchus certhioides
  • Bolivian Earthcreeper, Ochetorhynchus harterti
  • Band-tailed Earthcreeper, Eremobius phoenicurus
• The chilias
  • Crag Chilia, Chilia melanura
• The cinclodes , genus Cinclodes
  • Blackish Cinclodes, Cinclodes antarcticus
  • Chilean Seaside Cinclodes, Cinclodes nigrofumosus
  • Peruvian Seaside Cinclodes, Cinclodes taczanowskii
  • Dark-bellied Cinclodes, Cinclodes patagonicus
  • Gray-flanked Cinclodes, Cinclodes oustaleti
  • Olrog's Cinclodes, Cinclodes olrogi
  • Bar-winged Cinclodes, Cinclodes fuscus
  • Comechingones Cinclodes, Cinclodes comechingonus
  • Stout-billed Cinclodes, Cinclodes excelsior
  • Royal Cinclodes, Cinclodes aricomae
  • Long-tailed Cinclodes, Cinclodes pabsti
  • White-winged Cinclodes, Cinclodes atacamensis
  • White-bellied Cinclodes, Cinclodes palliatus
• The horneros, genus Furnarius
  • Pale-legged Hornero, Furnarius leucopus
  • Bay Hornero, Furnarius torridus
  • Tail-banded Hornero, Furnarius figulus
  • Lesser Hornero, Furnarius minor
  • Rufous Hornero, Furnarius rufus
  • Crested Hornero, Furnarius cristatus
• The wiretails
  • Des Murs' Wiretail, Sylviorthorhynchus desmursii
• The rayaditos
  • Thorn-tailed Rayadito, Aphrastura spinicauda
  • Masafuera Rayadito, Aphrastura masafuerae
• The spinetails
  • Andean Tit-spinetail, Leptasthenura andicola
  • Streaked Tit-spinetail, Leptasthenura striata
  • Rusty-crowned Tit-spinetail, Leptasthenura pileata
  • White-browed Tit-spinetail, Leptasthenura xenothorax
  • Striolated Tit-spinetail, Leptasthenura striolata
  • Plain-mantled Tit-spinetail, Leptasthenura aegithaloides
  • Tufted Tit-spinetail, Leptasthenura platensis
  • Brown-capped Tit-spinetail, Leptasthenura fuliginiceps
  • Araucaria Tit-spinetail, Leptasthenura setaria
  • Tawny Tit-spinetail, Leptasthenura yanacensis
  • Bay-capped Wren-spinetail, Spartonoica maluroides
  • Chotoy Spinetail, Schoeniophylax phryganophila
  • White-whiskered Spinetail, Poecilurus candei
  • Hoary-throated Spinetail, Poecilurus kollari
  • Ochre-cheeked Spinetail, Poecilurus scutatus
  • Russet-bellied Spinetail, Synallaxis zimmeri
  • Bahia Spinetail, Synallaxis whitneyi
  • Rufous-breasted Spinetail, Synallaxis erythrothorax
  • Rufous Spinetail, Synallaxis unirufa
  • Black-throated Spinetail, Synallaxis castanea
  • Rusty-headed Spinetail, Synallaxis fuscorufa
  • Azara's Spinetail, Synallaxis azarae
  • Apurimac Spinetail, Synallaxis courseni
  • Silvery-throated Spinetail, Synallaxis subpudica
  • Sooty-fronted Spinetail, Synallaxis frontalis
  • Cinereous-breasted Spinetail, Synallaxis hypospodia
  • Pale-breasted Spinetail, Synallaxis albescens
  • Chicli Spinetail, Synallaxis spixi
  • Dark-breasted Spinetail, Synallaxis albigularis
  • Slaty Spinetail, Synallaxis brachyura
  • Rufous-capped Spinetail, Synallaxis ruficapilla
  • Pinto's Spinetail, Synallaxis infuscata
  • Cabanis' Spinetail, Synallaxis cabanisi
  • Dusky Spinetail, Synallaxis moesta
  • MacConnell's Spinetail, Synallaxis macconnelli
  • Plain-crowned Spinetail, Synallaxis gujanensis
  • White-lored Spinetail, Synallaxis albilora
  • Maranon Spinetail, Synallaxis maranonica
  • White-bellied Spinetail, Synallaxis propinqua
  • Gray-bellied Spinetail, Synallaxis cinerascens
  • Black-faced Spinetail, Synallaxis tithys
  • Ruddy Spinetail, Synallaxis rutilans
  • Chestnut-throated Spinetail, Synallaxis cherriei
  • Stripe-breasted Spinetail, Synallaxis cinnamomea
  • Red-shouldered Spinetail, Synallaxis hellmayri
  • Necklaced Spinetail, Synallaxis stictothorax
  • Chinchipe Spinetail, Synallaxis chinchipensis
  • Great Spinetail, Siptornopsis hypochondriacus
  • White-browed Spinetail, Hellmayrea gularis
  • Creamy-crested Spinetail, Cranioleuca albicapilla
  • Light-crowned Spinetail, Cranioleuca albiceps
  • Marcapata Spinetail, Cranioleuca marcapatae
  • Baron's Spinetail, Cranioleuca baroni
  • Line-cheeked Spinetail, Cranioleuca antisiensis
  • Ash-browed Spinetail, Cranioleuca curtata
  • Streak-capped Spinetail, Cranioleuca hellmayri
  • Tepui Spinetail, Cranioleuca demissa
  • Pallid Spinetail, Cranioleuca pallida
  • Red-faced Spinetail, Cranioleuca erythrops
  • Gray-headed Spinetail, Cranioleuca semicinerea
  • Crested Spinetail, Cranioleuca subcristata
  • Olive Spinetail, Cranioleuca obsoleta
  • Stripe-crowned Spinetail, Cranioleuca pyrrhophia
  • Sulphur-bearded Spinetail, Cranioleuca sulphurifera
  • Rusty-backed Spinetail, Cranioleuca vulpina
  • White-breasted Spinetail, Cranioleuca vulpecula
  • Speckled Spinetail, Cranioleuca gutturata
  • Scaled Spinetail, Cranioleuca muelleri
  • Bolivian Spinetail, Cranioleuca henricae
  • Coiba Spinetail, Cranioleuca dissita
  • Red-and-white Spinetail, Certhiaxis mustelina
  • Yellow-chinned Spinetail, Certhiaxis cinnamomea
• The graveteiros
  • Pink-legged Graveteiro, Acrobatornis fonsecai
• The rushbirds
  • Wren-like Rushbird, Phleocryptes melanops
• The reedhaunters , genus Limnornis
  • Curve-billed Reedhaunter, Limnornis curvirostris
  • Straight-billed Reedhaunter, Limnornis rectirostris
• The thistletails
  • Ochre-browed Thistletail, Schizoeaca coryi
  • Perija Thistletail, Schizoeaca perijana
  • White-chinned Thistletail, Schizoeaca fuliginosa
  • Mouse-colored Thistletail, Schizoeaca griseomurina
  • Eye-ringed Thistletail, Schizoeaca palpebralis
  • Vilcabamba Thistletail, Schizoeaca vilcabambae
  • Puna Thistletail, Schizoeaca helleri
  • Black-throated Thistletail, Schizoeaca harterti
  • Itatiaia Thistletail, Oreophylax moreirae
• The canasteros , genus Asthenes
  • Creamy-breasted Canastero, Asthenes dorbignyi
  • Dark-winged Canastero, Asthenes arequipae
  • Pale-tailed Canastero, Asthenes huancavelicae
  • Berlepsch's Canastero, Asthenes berlepschi
  • Steinbach's Canastero, Asthenes steinbachi
  • Lesser Canastero, Asthenes pyrrholeuca
  • Short-billed Canastero, Asthenes baeri
  • Patagonian Canastero, Asthenes patagonica
  • Dusky-tailed Canastero, Asthenes humicola
  • Canyon Canastero, Asthenes pudibunda
  • Rusty-fronted Canastero, Asthenes ottonis
  • Iquico Canastero, Asthenes heterura
  • Cordilleran Canastero, Asthenes modesta
  • Cactus Canastero, Asthenes cactorum
  • Cipo Canastero, Asthenes luizae
  • Streak-throated Canastero, Asthenes humilis
  • Streak-backed Canastero, Asthenes wyatti
  • Puna Canastero, Asthenes sclateri
  • Austral Canastero, Asthenes anthoides
  • Hudson's Canastero, Asthenes hudsoni
  • Scribble-tailed Canastero, Asthenes maculicauda
  • Junin Canastero, Asthenes virgata
  • Line-fronted Canastero, Asthenes urubambensis
  • Many-striped Canastero, Asthenes flammulata
• The softtails
  • Orinoco Softtail, Thripophaga cherriei
  • Striated Softtail, Thripophaga macroura
  • Plain Softtail, Phacellodomus fusciceps
  • Russet-mantled Softtail, Phacellodomus berlepschi
• The thornbirds , genus Phacellodomus
  • Common Thornbird, Phacellodomus rufifrons
  • Little Thornbird, Phacellodomus sibilatrix
  • Streak-fronted Thornbird, Phacellodomus striaticeps
  • Greater Thornbird, Phacellodomus ruber
  • Freckle-breasted Thornbird, Phacellodomus striaticollis
  • Spot-breasted Thornbird, Phacellodomus maculipectus
  • Chestnut-backed Thornbird, Phacellodomus dorsalis
  • Red-eyed Thornbird, Phacellodomus erythrophthalmus
• The groundcreepers
  • Canebrake Groundcreeper, Clibanornis dendrocolaptoides
• The firewood-gatherers
  • Firewood-gatherer, Anumbius annumbi
• The brushrunners
  • Lark-like Brushrunner, Coryphistera alaudina
• The cacholotes , genus Pseudoseisura
  • Caatinga Cacholote, Pseudoseisura cristata
  • Gray-crested Cacholote, Pseudoseisura unirufa
  • Brown Cacholote, Pseudoseisura lophotes
  • White-throated Cacholote, Pseudoseisura gutturalis
• The plushcrowns
  • Orange-fronted Plushcrown, Metopothrix aurantiacus
• The graytails , genus Xenerpestes
  • Equatorial Graytail, Xenerpestes singularis
  • Double-banded Graytail, Xenerpestes minlosi
• The prickletails
  • Spectacled Prickletail, Siptornis striaticollis
• The barbtails
  • Rusty-winged Barbtail, Premnornis guttuligera
  • Spotted Barbtail, Premnoplex brunnescens
  • White-throated Barbtail, Premnoplex tatei
  • Roraiman Barbtail, Roraimia adusta
• The treerunners
  • Ruddy Treerunner, Margarornis rubiginosus
  • Fulvous-dotted Treerunner, Margarornis stellatus
  • Beautiful Treerunner, Margarornis bellulus
  • Pearled Treerunner, Margarornis squamiger
  • White-throated Treerunner, Pygarrhichas albogularis
• The xenops
  • Great Xenops, Megaxenops parnaguae
  • Rufous-tailed Xenops, Xenops milleri
  • Slender-billed Xenops, Xenops tenuirostris
  • Plain Xenops, Xenops minutus
  • Streaked Xenops, Xenops rutilans
• The treehunters
  • Sharp-billed Treehunter, Heliobletus contaminatus
  • Flammulated Treehunter, Thripadectes flammulatus
  • Buff-throated Treehunter, Thripadectes scrutator
  • Striped Treehunter, Thripadectes holostictus
  • Black-billed Treehunter, Thripadectes melanorhynchus
  • Streak-capped Treehunter, Thripadectes virgaticeps
  • Uniform Treehunter, Thripadectes ignobilis
  • Streak-breasted Treehunter, Thripadectes rufobrunneus
  • Pale-browed Treehunter, Cichlocolaptes leucophrus
• The tuftedcheeks , genus Pseudocolaptes
  • Streaked Tuftedcheek, Pseudocolaptes boissonneautii
  • Buffy Tuftedcheek, Pseudocolaptes lawrencii
  • Pacific Tuftedcheek, Pseudocolaptes johnsoni
• The foliage-gleaners
  • White-browed Foliage-gleaner, Anabacerthia amaurotis
  • Montane Foliage-gleaner, Anabacerthia striaticollis
  • Scaly-throated Foliage-gleaner, Anabacerthia variegaticeps
  • Lineated Foliage-gleaner, Syndactyla subalaris
  • Guttulated Foliage-gleaner, Syndactyla guttulata
  • Buff-browed Foliage-gleaner, Syndactyla rufosuperciliata
  • Rufous-necked Foliage-gleaner, Syndactyla ruficollis
  • Chestnut-winged Foliage-gleaner, Philydor erythropterus
  • Rufous-rumped Foliage-gleaner, Philydor erythrocercus
  • Rufous-tailed Foliage-gleaner, Philydor ruficaudatus
  • Buff-fronted Foliage-gleaner, Philydor rufus
  • Ochre-breasted Foliage-gleaner, Philydor lichtensteini
  • Russet-mantled Foliage-gleaner, Philydor dimidiatus
  • Cinnamon-rumped Foliage-gleaner, Philydor pyrrhodes
  • Slaty-winged Foliage-gleaner, Philydor fuscipennis
  • Black-capped Foliage-gleaner, Philydor atricapillus
  • Alagoas Foliage-gleaner, Philydor novaesi
  • White-collared Foliage-gleaner, Anabazenops fuscus
  • Crested Foliage-gleaner, Automolus dorsalis
  • Chestnut-crowned Foliage-gleaner, Automolus rufipileatus
  • White-eyed Foliage-gleaner, Automolus leucophthalmus
  • White-throated Foliage-gleaner, Automolus roraimae
  • Buff-throated Foliage-gleaner, Automolus ochrolaemus
  • Olive-backed Foliage-gleaner, Automolus infuscatus
  • Brown-rumped Foliage-gleaner, Automolus melanopezus
  • Ruddy Foliage-gleaner, Automolus rubiginosus
  • Chestnut-capped Foliage-gleaner, Hylocryptus rectirostris
  • Henna-hooded Foliage-gleaner, Hylocryptus erythrocephalus
• The palmcreepers
  • Point-tailed Palmcreeper, Berlepschia rikeri
• The recurvebills , genus Simoxenops
  • Peruvian Recurvebill, Simoxenops ucayalae
  • Bolivian Recurvebill, Simoxenops striatus
• The woodhaunters
  • Striped Woodhaunter, Hyloctistes subulatus
• The hookbills
  • Chestnut-winged Hookbill, Ancistrops strigilatus
• The leaftossers , genus Sclerurus
  • Short-billed Leaftosser, Sclerurus rufigularis
  • Tawny-throated Leaftosser, Sclerurus mexicanus
  • Gray-throated Leaftosser, Sclerurus albigularis
  • Black-tailed Leaftosser, Sclerurus caudacutus
  • Rufous-breasted Leaftosser, Sclerurus scansor
  • Scaly-throated Leaftosser, Sclerurus guatemalensis
• The streamcreepers
  • Sharp-tailed Streamcreeper, Lochmias nematura