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Band-tailed hornero

Furnarius figulus

Photo by BrunoMoller
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Field Notes

Description:

•They eat small arthropods, larvae, small fish and shellfish.
•They are endemic to Brazil.
•They turn up stones and litter to find small animals to eat.

Habitat:

Wooded habitats near water or around mudflats
-I saw this bird in Angra dos Reis (RJ, Brazil)

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PublishedSeptember 28, 2016

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