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.
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1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ839859, descriptionView the Source 2. Ovenbird (family) (Wikipedia)
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)
View the Source3. Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank): Taxon metrics for Furnariidae
Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank)Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCountQuote, Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCount
"speciesExtantCount": 319
View the Source 4. Paleobiology Database: Taxon record for Furnariidae
Paleobiology DatabaseTaxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)Quote, Taxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)
"taxon_name": "Furnariidae" ... "firstapp_max_ma": 1.75 ... "early_interval": "Calabrian"
View the Source Wikidata: Furnariidae
Wikidata Q839859, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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