Ovenbirds, or furnariids, family Furnariidae, are a large family of small suboscine passerine birds found from Mexico and Central America to southern South America. The family contains around 321 species in 71 genera, divided into three subfamilies: Sclerurinae (miners and leaftossers), Dendrocolaptinae (woodcreepers) and Furnariinae, the true ovenbirds. They are diverse insectivores occupying nearly every Neotropical habitat, ranging from 9 to 35 centimeters in length, and take their name from the Spanish word for oven, a reference to the elaborate clay nests built by the horneros. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Introduction
Ovenbirds or furnariids are a large family of small suboscine passerine birds found from Mexico and Central to southern South America.
- Taxonomic rank (structure-wave classification, ruling 761/926)
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