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title: "Rufous Hornero"
description: "Furnarius rufus — Birds. The rufous hornero (Furnarius rufus) is a medium-sized ovenbird in the family Furnariidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/rufous-hornero
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Rufous Hornero

> Furnarius rufus — Birds. The rufous hornero (Furnarius rufus) is a medium-sized ovenbird in the family Furnariidae.

- Scientific name: *Furnarius rufus*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Fields & meadows), `urban` (Towns & gardens), `farm` (Farm), `savanna` (Savanna)
- iNaturalist observations: 25451
- Wikidata: [Q852731](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q852731)
- iNaturalist taxon: [11275](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/11275)

## Names

- en: Rufous Hornero
- de: Rosttöpfer
- es: Hornero
- fr: Fournier roux
- nl: Rosse ovenvogel
- pt: João-de-barro
- pl: Garncarz rdzawy

## Countries with the most observations

AR (11648), BR (10261), BO (1576), UY (862), PY (238)

## Summary

The rufous hornero (Furnarius rufus) is a medium-sized ovenbird in the family Furnariidae. It occurs in eastern South America and is the national bird of Argentina. Also known as the red ovenbird, it is common in savannas, second-growth scrub, pastures, and agricultural land and is synanthropic. Its range includes midwestern, southeastern, and southern Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, and northern and central Argentina, extending as far south as northern Patagonia. The species is most closely related to the crested hornero of Paraguay and Argentina. There are four accepted subspecies.
The rufous hornero is medium…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rufous_hornero

## Photo

![Rufous Hornero](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/rufous-hornero/medium.jpg)

Photo: Gustavo Puente · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/189278452

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/rufous-hornero?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).