Pale-legged hornero

Pale-legged hornero
Pacific hornero (F. leucopus cinnamomeus)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Furnariidae
Genus: Furnarius
Species: F. leucopus
Binomial name
Furnarius leucopus
Swainson, 1837

The pale-legged hornero (Furnarius leucopus) is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family. It includes the Pacific hornero (F. leucopus cinnamomeus) and the Caribbean hornero (F. leucopus longirostris), which often are considered separate species.

It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, and Venezuela. It occurs in a wide range of wooded habitats, especially near water.

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