South America Birds · September

Rufous Hornero

Furnarius rufus

Argentina’s national bird — famous for its oven-shaped clay nest.

At a glance

HabitatOpen country, pastures, towns, roadsides
DietInsects and other invertebrates
RangeMuch of South America east of the Andes
Coloring poseat clay oven nest on fence post

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Mating / display: No separately labeled courtship recording was found on primary sources for this species — use the general calls page.

How to know it

Fun facts

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