Bay hornero
Furnarius torridus P. L. Sclater & Salvin, 1866
The bay hornero (Furnarius torridus) is a species in the family Furnariidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 52 g to 52.5 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the bay hornero
- Weight
- 52.3 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 4src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the bay hornero live?
Not recorded
What is the bay hornero?
The bay hornero or pale-billed hornero (Furnarius torridus) is a species of bird in the Furnariinae subfamily of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Peru, and possibly Ecuador.
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Is the bay hornero endangered?
The bay hornero is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.
How is the bay hornero classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyFurnariidae
- genusFurnarius
- SpeciesFurnarius torridus P. L. Sclater & Salvin, 1866
Other names and names in other languages (33)
- Pale-billed horneroEnglish
- Pale-billed horneroEnglish
- Pale-billed horneroEnglish
- Pale-billed hornero or Bay horneroEnglish
- Pale-billed hornero or Bay horneroEnglish
- forner torratCatalan
- hrnčiřík poříčníCzech
- pobydd pigwelwWelsh
- FlodovnfuglDanish
- BrauntöpferGerman
- BlaßschnabeltöpferGerman
- Brauner TöpferGerman
- palbeka furnarioEsperanto
- Hornero castañoSpanish
- valkonokkaorneeroFinnish
- Fournier à bec clairFrench
- svjetlokljuni pećarCroatian
- Fornaio baioItalian
- ハシジロカマドドリJapanese
- blyškiasnapis krosniusLithuanian
- BleeksnavelovenvogelDutch
- brunovnfuglNorwegian
- garncarz rzecznyPolish
- joão-de-bico-pálidoPortuguese
- forneiro-de-bico-pálidoPortuguese
- Светлоклювый печникRussian
- hrnčiarik bledozobýSlovak
- Svetlokljuna pećarkaSerbian
- flodhorneroSwedish
- Tarçın Rengi ÇömlekçikuşuTurkish
- горнеро річковийUkrainian
- 淡嘴灶鳥Chinese
- 淡嘴灶鸟Chinese
Relatives of the bay hornero
Other species in the same genus Furnarius.
Rufous hornero
Furnarius rufus
Crested hornero
Furnarius cristatus
Band-tailed hornero
Furnarius figulus
Pale-legged hornero
Furnarius leucopus
Lesser hornero
Furnarius minor
Pacific hornero
Furnarius cinnamomeus
CompareBay hornero vs Rufous horneroBay hornero vs Crested horneroBay hornero vs Band-tailed horneroBay hornero vs Pale-legged hornero
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the bay hornero?
An adult bay hornero weighs 52.3 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the bay hornero endangered?
The bay hornero is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the bay hornero?
The bay hornero (Furnarius torridus) belongs to the family Furnariidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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