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Lesser Hornero
- Scientific name
- Furnarius minor
- Family
- Furnariidae
- Conservation status
- Least concern
- Habitat
- Grassland
- Wing shape
- Rounded
- Tail shape
- Notched
Where it came from
The Lesser Hornero, Furnarius minor, is a species of passerine bird in the Furnariidae family, native to the Amazon basin. It was formally described by the Austrian ornithologist August von Pelzeln in 1868. Unlike its better-known relative, the Rufous Hornero, this species is specifically adapted to the river-edge vegetation and floodplain forests of the Amazon and its major tributaries, rather than open grasslands or urban environments.
The bird's design reflects its specialized ecological niche, characterized by its distinctly rounded wing shape and notched tail, which facilitate maneuverability within dense riparian shrubbery. These anatomical features were identified through systematic taxonomic classification during the late 19th century as naturalists sought to differentiate the subtle variations between the various 'ovenbird' species distributed across South America's diverse biomes.
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