Pale-legged Hornero
Furnarius leucopusSwainson, WJ, 1838
English (US) Pale-legged Hornero
The Pale-legged Hornero (Furnarius leucopus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Furnariidae (Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Furnarius leucopus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Pale-legged Hornero
- Described by
- Swainson, WJ, 1838
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Furnarius leucopus leucopus
- Furnarius leucopus tricolor
- Furnarius leucopus araguaiae
- Furnarius leucopus assimilis
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Swainson, WJ, 1838
- Type locality
- Guiana i.e. British Guiana.
- Original description
- Animals in Menageries. In: The Cabinet Cyclopædia conducted by the Rev. Dionysius Lardner p.325 fig.67a no.133
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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