This is a large family of small to medium-sized birds, ranging from 9 to 35 centimetres in length. The ovenbirds are a diverse group of insectivores which get their name from the elaborate, vaguely "oven-like" clay nests built by the Horneros, although most other ovenbirds build stick nests or nest in tunnels or clefts in rock. Furnariid nests are always constructed with a cover. While individial species often are habitat specialists, species of this family can be found in virtually any Neotropical habitat, ranging from city parks inhabited by Rufous Horneros, to tropical Amazonian lowlands by many species of Foliage-gleaners, to temperate barren Andean highlands inhabited by several species of Miners. There are even two species, the Seaside and the Surf Cinclodes,which are associated with rocky coasts.
Ovenbird, Seiurus aurocapillus, of family Parulidae is unrelated to birds in the ovenbird family, Furnariidae. For both cases, the name derives from the oven-like nests that are created.
Horneros and allies
This page contains barbtails, cinclodes, earthcreepers, horneros, reedhaunters, treerunners, xenops and others
Genus Berlepschia - 1 species
Palmcreeper,_Point-tailed Berlepschia rikeri Found: palm swamps in South America
The Point-tailed Palmcreeper has rufous upperparts, tail; white with black streaking rest of plumage.
Image by: 1) Claudio_Timm 2) Hector Bottai - Brazil 3) Nick Athanas - Argentina
Genus Cinclodes
Cinclodes,_Bar-winged also Buff-winged Cinclodes Cinclodes fuscus Found: South America
Some have split the Bar-winged Cinclodes into 3 species: Buff-winged Cinclodes (Cinclodes fuscus), Chestnut-winged Cinclodes (Cinclodes albidiventris), and Cream-winged Cinclodes (Cinclodes albiventris).
Similar to: Cordova Cinclodes. Cordova Cinclodes has darker chestnut wing stripe and tail corners, and whiter underparts than Bar-winged Cinclodes.
Image by: 1, 2) Claudio Timm - Brazil 3) Dominic
Sherony - Peru 4) Arthur Chapman -
Chile 5) Argentina 6) Lip Kee - Argentina 7) James Caldwell - Chile 8) Jorge Montejo - PeruSimilar to: Cordova Cinclodes. Cordova Cinclodes has darker chestnut wing stripe and tail corners, and whiter underparts than Bar-winged Cinclodes.
Cinclodes,_Blackish Cinclodes antarcticus Found: southern tip of South America
The Blackish Cinclodes has dark brown plumage; slightly paler throat with some speckling.
Image by: 1) Henry Flower - Falklands 2) David Cook 3) Nick Athanas - Falkland Islands
Cinclodes,_Chestnut-winged Cinclodes albidiventris Found: Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru
Image by: 1) Francesco Veronesi - Ecuador 2) Brian Henderson - Ecuador 3) Nick Athanas - Ecuador 4) Carlos_Henrique
Cinclodes,_Cordova Cinclodes comechingonus Found: Argentina
Similar to: Bar-winged Cinclodes. Cordova Cinclodes has darker chestnut wing stripe and tail corners, and whiter underparts than Bar-winged Cinclodes.
Image by: 1) Bruno Lorenzatti 2) Allan Drewitt 3) Opisska
Cinclodes,_Cream-winged Cinclodes albiventris Found: South America
The Cream-winged Cinclodes has pale supercilium; white wing-stripe tinged with cream towards outer end; buffy tail corners.
Similar to: White-winged Cinclodes. White-winged Cinclodes light areas are bold white, Cream-winged white area are off white. Cream-winged Cinclodes has darker crown.
Image by: 1, 2, 3) Dick Daniels - PeruSimilar to: White-winged Cinclodes. White-winged Cinclodes light areas are bold white, Cream-winged white area are off white. Cream-winged Cinclodes has darker crown.
Cinclodes,_Dark-bellied Cinclodes patagonicus Found: Argentina, Chile
The Dark-bellied Cinclodes has dark upperparts; streaky dark-gray underparts; buffy wing patches.
Image by: 1, 2) Dfaulder -
Chile
3) Dick_Culbert 4) Nick Athanas - Argentina 5) Claudio_Timm
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Cinclodes,_Gray-flanked Cinclodes oustaleti Found: Argentina, Chile
The Gray-flanked Cinclodes has a dark gray back; brown and white head pattern; gray upper flanks; rusty lower flanks.
Similar to: Olrog's Cinclodes. Olrog's Cinclodes averages darker upperparts than Gray-flanked Cinclodes and has a striking white wing-stripe.
Image by: 1) Raponci - Chile 2) Claudio Solari 3) Pablo_Caceres_ContrerasSimilar to: Olrog's Cinclodes. Olrog's Cinclodes averages darker upperparts than Gray-flanked Cinclodes and has a striking white wing-stripe.
Cinclodes,_Long-tailed Cinclodes pabsti Found: Brazil
The Long-tailed Cinclodes has grayish-brown upperparts; long white supercilium; white throat; pale buffy brown underparts; long tail for the genus.
Image by: 1) Hector Bottai - Brazil 2) Nick Athanas - Brazil 3) Claudio_Timm
Cinclodes,_Olrog's Cinclodes olrogi Found: Argentina
Similar to: Gray-flanked Cinclodes. Olrog's Cinclodes averages darker upperparts than Gray-flanked Cinclodes and has a striking white wing-stripe.
Image by: 1) Allan Drewitt 2) Edwin_Harvey
Cinclodes,_Royal Cinclodes aricomae Found: Peru, Boliva
The Royal Cinclodes has dark chocolate-brown upperparts, crown, face; whitish mottling and streaking on breast.
Image by: 1) Daniel Lane - Peru 2) Joe Tobias
Cinclodes,_Seaside also Chilean Seaside Cinclodes Cinclodes nigrofumosus Found: Chile
As its name implies, the Seaside Cinclodes is most often seen close to the ocean's edge. It has mainly dark brown plumge; white chin; faint white supercilium; small white streaks on underparts.
Similar to: Surf Cinclodes. The ranges of Surf Cinclodes and Seaside Cinclodes do not overlap.
Image by: 1, 2, 3) Dick Daniels- Vina del Mar, Chile 4) Island Conservation 5) Nick Athanas 6) Devonpike Similar to: Surf Cinclodes. The ranges of Surf Cinclodes and Seaside Cinclodes do not overlap.
Cinclodes,_Stout-billed Cinclodes excelsior Found: Columbia, Ecuador, Peru
The Stout-billed Cinclodes has brown upperparts; thick down-curved bill; white supercilium; brown scaled pattern on throat, upper-breast.
Image by: 1) Francesco Veronesi - Columbia 2, 3) Alejandro Tamayo - Columbia 3) Nick Athanas - Ecuador
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Cinclodes,_Surf also Peruvian Seaside Cinclodes Cinclodes taczanowskii Found: Peru
As its name implies, the Surf Cinclodes is most often seen close to the ocean's edge.
Similar to: Seaside Cinclodes. The ranges of Surf Cinclodes and Seaside Cinclodes do not overlap.
Image by: 1) Josue Hermoza 2) Dominic Sherony 3) Gunnar_EngblomSimilar to: Seaside Cinclodes. The ranges of Surf Cinclodes and Seaside Cinclodes do not overlap.
Cinclodes,_White-bellied Cinclodes palliatus Found: Peru
The White-bellied Cinclodes has dark rufous upperparts; lighter brownish-gray head, face; white wing-stripe; bright white underparts.
Image by: 1) Dominic Sherony 2) Richard Gibbons - Peru 3) Nick Athanas - Argentina
Cinclodes,_White-winged Cinclodes atacamensis Found: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Peru
The White-winged Cinclodes has white supercilium; white wing-stripe; white tail corners.
Similar to: Creamy-winged Cinclodes. White-winged Cinclodes light areas are bold white, Cream-winged white area are off white. Cream-winged Cinclodes has darker crown.Prefers habitat near flowing water.
Image by: 1) Hector Bottai - Chile 2) Vil Sandi - Puno Peru 3) Allen Gathman - ChileSimilar to: Creamy-winged Cinclodes. White-winged Cinclodes light areas are bold white, Cream-winged white area are off white. Cream-winged Cinclodes has darker crown.Prefers habitat near flowing water.
Genus Furnarius
Horneros are usually seen on the ground or logs.They make oven-like nest utilizing mud. The nests have an curved entrance on the side to discourage predators.
Hornero,_Band-tailed also Wing-banded Hornero Furnarius figulus Found: Brazil
Image by: 1) Francesco Veronesi 2) Hector Bottai
Hornero, Bay also Pale-billed Hornero Furnarius torridus Found: Brazil, southeast Columbia, eastern Ecuador, northeast Peru
Image by: 1) Joseph Smit 2) David Ascanio
Hornero,_Crested Furnarius cristatus Found: Argentina, Boliviia, Paraguay
The Crested Hornero is the only hornero to have an obvious crest.
Image by: 1) Opisska - Argentina 2) Nick Athanas - Argentina 3) Tony_Morris - Paraguay
Hornero,_Lesser Furnarius minor Found: Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
The Lesser Hornero has white supercilium, underparts; dark legs. It is paler and smaller than other horneros.
Image by: 1) Joao Quental 2) Hector Bottai 3) Nick Athanas - Ecuador
Hornero,_Pale-legged Furnarius leucopus Found: South America
The Pale-legged Hornero has pale (usually pinkish) legs; white supercilium; bold white throat; usually dark crown.
Image by: 1) Frank Wouters 2) Nick Athanas - Peru 3) Doug Janson 4) Charlie Westerinen - Iquitos, Peru along the Amazon
Hornero, Rufous also Red Ovenbird Furnarius rufus Found: eastern South America
The Rufous Hornero has mainly reddish-brown plumage; dull crown; whitish throat.
Image by: 1, 2, 3)
Dario Sanches - Brazil 4) Cláudio
Timm - Brazil 5) Cristiano Crolle - Argentina
Genus Geocerthia - 1 species
Earthcreeper,_Striated Geocerthia serrana Found: Peru
The Striated Earthcreeper has olive-brown upperparts; rufous wings, tail; pale supercilium.
Image by: 1, 2) Nick Athanas - Peru 3) Opisska
Genus Limnoctites - 1 species
Reedhaunter, Straight-billed Limnoctites rectirostris Found: Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay
The Straight-billed Reedhaunter has a long straight bill; brown upperparts; chestnut wings, tail; white throat, supercilium; pale underparts.
Similar to: Curve-billed Reedhaunter. Straight-billed Reedhaunter has a long straight bill; Curve-billed Reedhaunter has a shorter and more down-curved bill.
Image by: 1, 2) franalverja 3) Claudio TimmSimilar to: Curve-billed Reedhaunter. Straight-billed Reedhaunter has a long straight bill; Curve-billed Reedhaunter has a shorter and more down-curved bill.
Genus Limnornis - 1 species
Reedhaunter,_Curve-billed Limnornis curvirostris Found: Argentina, Brazil, Urugua
The Curve-billed Reedhaunter has a down-curved bill; brown upperparts; rufous wings, tail; white throat, supercilium; pale underparts.
Similar to: Straight-billed Reedhaunter. Straight-billed Reedhaunter has a long straight bill; Curve-billed Reedhaunter has a shorter and more down-curved bill.
Image by: 1, 2) Cláudio Timm - Rio Grande do Sul,
Brazil 3) Nick Athanas - BrazilSimilar to: Straight-billed Reedhaunter. Straight-billed Reedhaunter has a long straight bill; Curve-billed Reedhaunter has a shorter and more down-curved bill.
Genus Lochmias - 1 species
Streamcreeper,_Sharp-tailed Lochmias nematura Found: Sourh America
The Sharp-tailed Streamcreeper has dark brownish upperparts; white scalloping on underparts; short tailed; long billed.
Image by: 1) Dario Sanches - Brazil 2) Cláudio
Timm - Brazil 3) Nick Athanas - Brazil
Genus Margarornis
Treerunner, Beautiful Margarornis bellulus Found: Panama
The Beautiful Treerunner has brown upperparts; white supercilium; spotted underparts.
Image by:
1) birdphotodatabase
Treerunner,_Pearled Margarornis squamiger Found: Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela
The Pearled Treerunner has rufous upperparts; gray-brown head; white supercilium; white spotted underparts.
Image by: 1) Nick Athanas - Peru 2) Francesco Veronesi - Ecuador 3) David Cook - Peru 4) NBII_Image_Gallery - Ecuador.jpg){kind=link}
Treerunner,_Ruddy Margarornis rubiginosus Found: Costa Rica, Panama
The Ruddy Treerunner has rufous (ruddy) upperparts; tawny underparts; white throat; whitish supercilium.
Image by: 1) Dominic Sherony - Costa Rica 2) Barbara Dye - Costa Rica
Treerunner,_Star-chested also Fulvous-dotted Treerunner Margarornis stellatus Found: Columbia, Ecuador
The Star-chested Treerunner has mainly rufous plumage; white throat; white spots edged in black from throat to upper-breast; pale supercilium.
Image by: 1) Dominic Sherony - Columbia 2) Nick Athanas - Ecuador 3) Francesco_Veronesi
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Genus Microxenops - 1 species
Xenops,_Rufous-tailed Microxenops milleri Found: South America
Image by: 1) Anselmo_d’Affonseca 2) Pinned
Genus Ochetorhynchus
Chilia,_Crag Ochetorhynchus melanurus Found: Chile
The Crag Chilia has grayish-brown upperpart tnding rufous towards the rear; white suppercilium, throat.
Image by: 1) Daniel Martinez 2) Nick Athanas - Chile
Earthcreeper,_Band-tailed Ochetorhynchus phoenicurus Found: Argentina, Chile
The Band-tailed Earthcreeper has gray-brown upperparts; white supercilium, throat; dark brown tail with rufous base.
Image by: 1, 2) Nick Athanas - Argentina
Earthcreeper,_Rock Ochetorhynchus andaecola Found: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile
The Rock Earthcreeper hzs brown upperpats; buffy underparts with dark streaks; cocks tail at about 45 degree angle while on ground.
Similar to: Straight-billed Earthcreeper. Straight-billed Earthcreeper has staighter bill than Rock Earthcreeper; cocks it tail more vertidal; has lighter underparts.
Image by:
1) Orbigny 2) Ron Knight 3) Nick Athanas - ArgentinaSimilar to: Straight-billed Earthcreeper. Straight-billed Earthcreeper has staighter bill than Rock Earthcreeper; cocks it tail more vertidal; has lighter underparts.
Earthcreeper,_Straight-billed Ochetorhynchus ruficaudus Found: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Peru
The Straight-billed Earthcreeper hzs brown upperpats; buffy underparts with pale streaks; cocks tail at about vertical angle while on ground.
Similar to: Rock Earthcreeper. Straight-billed Earthcreeper has staighter bill than Rock Earthcreeper; cocks it tail more vertidal; has lighter underparts.
Image by: 1) Orbigny 2) Ron Knight - Argentina 3) Nick Athanas - ArgentinaSimilar to: Rock Earthcreeper. Straight-billed Earthcreeper has staighter bill than Rock Earthcreeper; cocks it tail more vertidal; has lighter underparts.
Genus Phleocryptes - 1 species
Rushbird,_Wren-like Phleocryptes melanops Found: South America
The Wren-like Rushbird prefers marshes which may be either freshwater or brackish. It has a dark head; pale supercilium; cinnamon or pale underparts. Song is like 2 pebbles being clicked together.
Image by: 1) Amy McAndrews - Peru 2) Claudio_Timm 3) Tony Fish - Lima
Genus Premnornis - 1 species
Barbtail, Rusty-winged Premnornis guttuliger Found: Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela
The Rusty-winged Barbtail has buffy spots over the entire body; rufous-olive upperparts; dull brown underparts; faint buffy eye-ring; buffy supercilium.
Image by: 1) Peter Hoell
Genus Premnoplex
Barbtail,_Spotted Premnoplex brunnescens Found: Central America, northeast South America
The Spotted Barbtail has dark brown upperparts; pale throat; dark brown underparts with stripes made of whitish spots.
Similar to: White-throated Barbtail. The Spotted Bartail has more distinct spots on its underparts. White-throated Barbtail has pale superciliium; Spotted Bartail does not.
Image by: 1) Joseph Wolf 2) Dave Curtis - Panama 3) Nick Athanas - EcuadorSimilar to: White-throated Barbtail. The Spotted Bartail has more distinct spots on its underparts. White-throated Barbtail has pale superciliium; Spotted Bartail does not.
Barbtail, White-throated Premnoplex tatei Found: northern Venezuela
The White-throated Barbtail has dark brown upperparts; whitish throat; pale light supercilium; dark brown underparts with white scallops.
Similar to: Spotted Barbtail. The Spotted Bartail has more distinct spots on its underparts. White-throated Barbtail has pale superciliium; Spotted Bartail does not.
Image by: 1) Francisco A. BetancourtSimilar to: Spotted Barbtail. The Spotted Bartail has more distinct spots on its underparts. White-throated Barbtail has pale superciliium; Spotted Bartail does not.
Genus Pseudocolaptes
Cacholote, Brown Pseudoseisura lophotes Found: South America
The Brown Cacholote has mainly brown plumage; darker crest; rufous rump, tail.
Image by: Claudio Timm - Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil 
Tuftedcheek, Buffy Pseudocolaptes lawrencii Found: Costa Rica, Panama, Columbia, Ecuador
The Buffy Tuftedcheek has brown back; black wings; buff streaked dark brown cap; buffy cheeks, throat; olive-brown underparts with spotting on breast.
Image by: 1) Dominic Sherony
Tuftedcheek,_Streaked Pseudocolaptes boissonneautii Found: mountains of northern South America
Image by: 1, 3) Jose Loiza 2) Nick Athanas - Peru
Genus Pygarrhichas - 1 species
Treerunner,_White-throated Pygarrhichas albogularis Found: Chile, Argentina
The White-throated Treerunner has rufous-brown upperparts; white throat, upper-breast; scaled white and brown belly. It is nuthatch-like in form and habits.
Image by: 1) Dominic Sherony - Argentina 2) Nick Athanas - Argentina
Genus Roraimia - 1 species
Barbtail, Roraiman Roraimia adusta Found: Brazil, Guyana, Venezuela
The Roraiman Barbtail warm brown upperparts; bold rufous supercilium; white throat; heavily streaked underparts; obviously barbed tail.
Image by: 1) Joseph Smit 2) Pinned
Genus Tarphonomus
Earthcreeper, Bolivian Tarphonomus harterti Found: Bolivia
Image by: 1) Paul Jones
Earthcreeper,_Chaco Tarphonomus certhioides Found: Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay
The Chaco Earthcreeper has brown upperparts; darker underparts; white throat; rufous forehead.
Image by: 1) Ron Knight 2) Nick Athanas - Argentina 3) Hector_Bottai - Argentina
Genus Upucerthia
Earthcreeper,_Buff-breasted Upucerthia validirostris Found: Argentina, Bolivia
The Buff-breasted Earthcreeper has gray-brown upperparts; buff supercilium, underparts.
Image by:
1) Ron Knight - Argentina 2, 3) Nick Athanas - Argentina
Earthcreeper, Patagonian Forest Upucerthia saturatior Found: Argentina, Chile
Image by: 1) Walter Ballero 2) Antonio Maureira - Chile
Earthcreeper,_Scale-throated Upucerthia dumetaria Found: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Peru, Uruguay
The Scale-thoated Earthcreeper has brownish upperparts with rufous in wings and tail; long, thin down-curved bill; scaly appearance to lower throat.
Image by: 1) Dominic Sherony - Argentina 2) Brian_Ralphs 3) Daniele_Colombo
Earthcreeper,_White-throated Upucerthia albigula Found: Chile, Peru
Image by: 1) Dick Culbert 2) Nick Athanas - Chile 3) Richard Gibbons - Lima
Genus Xenops
Xenops,_Plain Xenops minutus Found: South America
The Plain Xenops has mainly brown plumage; white moustachial stripe; white post-eye stripe; rufous on wings and tail.
Image by: 1) Dario Sanches- Brazil 2) Andres Cuervo 3) Nick Athanas - Panama
Xenops, Slender-billed Xenops tenuirostris Found: South America
The Slender-billed Xenops has rufous and black tail; rufous wing band; narrow white supercilium.
Image by: 1, 2) Carol Foil - Peru
Xenops, Streaked Xenops rutilans Found: South America
The Streaked Xenops has brown upperparts becoming rufous on tail, rump; whitish supercilium and malar stripe; white-streaked olive-brown underparts.
Image by: 1) Dario Sanches - Brazil 2) Barloventomagico - Venezuela
