Pale-legged Hornero
Furnarius leucopus
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- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
- FamilyFurnariidae (Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers)
- GenusFurnarius (Horneros)
- SpeciesFurnarius leucopus (Pale-legged Hornero)
About the Pale-legged Hornero
The pale-legged hornero (Furnarius leucopus) is a species of bird in the Furnariinae subfamily of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Guyana, and Peru. The pale-legged hornero's taxonomy is unsettled. The International Ornithological Committee (IOC), BirdLife International's Handbook of the Birds of the World (HBW), and the Clements taxonomy assign it these four subspecies:
F. l. leucopus Swainson, 1838 F. l. tricolor Giebel, 1868 F. l. araguaiae Pinto & Camargo, 1952 F. l. assimilis Cabanis & Heine, 1860 The South American Classification Committee of the American Ornithological Society (SACC) adds three others, F. l. cinnamomeus (Lesson, 1844), F. l. longirostris (von Pelzeln, 1856), and F. l. endoecus (Cory, 1919). The IOC, HBW, and Clements treat cinnamomeus as the species Pacific hornero and the other two as the Caribbean hornero. Early authors (e.g. Chapman) had treated them separately. The SACC accepts that cinnamomeus may deserve species rank but declined to make the split due to "insufficient published data".
Some authors have treated what is now the pale-billed hornero (F. torridus) as a subspecies of the pale-legged... Wikipedia →
Recent sightings of Pale-legged Hornero in Amacayacu National Natural Park
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Global Distribution
Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Machalilla National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 3 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 4 | Cordillera Azul National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 5 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 6 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 7 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 8 | Madidi National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 9 | Chapada Diamantina National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 10 | Emas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 11 | Serra da Canastra National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 12 | Chapada dos Guimarães National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Pale-legged Hornero in Amacayacu National Natural Park?
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Pale-legged Hornero sighting in Amacayacu National Natural Park, based on 33 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Pale-legged Hornero in Amacayacu National Natural Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Pale-legged Hornero in Amacayacu National Natural Park in our monthly data.