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CRESTED HORNERO Furnarius cristatus CHACO
The Chaco Hornero, he bears all the hallmarks of his widespread cousin the Rufous Hornero, except he chooses to ply his trade in the driest, most inhospitable part of the country. He walks in the same way, builds the same clay-oven nests and even his call is similar, but thanks to the pointy crest on his forehead you are never likely to mistake him for his larger relative. This is one of the commonest birds in the High Chaco, where they outnumber the Rufous Hornero, but they seem unable to tolerate even the slightest bit of humidity, and south of Filadelfia they become an increasingly rare sight.
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FIGURE 1 - (FPAVE870PH) Adult lateral, Cruce los Pioneros, Departamento Presidente Hayes (Paul Smith November 2008).
FIGURE 2 - (FPAVE871PH) Adult ventral, PN Tinfunque, Departamento Presidente Hayes (Alberto Esquivel August 2003).
FIGURE 3 - (FPAVE872PH) Adult, PN Teniente Enciso, Departamento Boquerón (Paul Smith July 2006).
FIGURE 4 - (FPAVE3818PH) Adult singing, Buffalo Bill´s, Departamento Presidente Hayes (Paul Smith November 2012).
FIGURE 5 - (FPAVE3819PH) Same individal as (FPAVE3818PH) food carrying (Paul Smith November 2012).
FIGURE 6 - (FPAVE3820PH) Same individal as (FPAVE3818PH) at nest (Paul Smith November 2012).
FIGURE 7 - (FPAVE873PH) Same individual as (FPAVE872PH) upperwing, (Paul Smith July 2006).
FIGURE 8 - (FPAVE874PH) Adult in half-constructed nest, Laguna Capitán, Departamento Presidente Hayes (Paul Smith October 2007).
FIGURE 9 - (FPAVE875PH) Nest, PN Teniente Enciso, Departamento Boquerón (Paul Smith July 2006).
VIDEO A - (FPAVE877VI) Adult trilling, PN Teniente Enciso, Departamento Boquerón (Paul Smith November 2010).
VIDEO B - (FPAVE3821VI) Adult, Buffalo Bill´s, Departamento Presidente Hayes (Paul Smith November 2012).
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Furnarius cristatus
1 (FPAVE876RE) Single calls,  recorded PN Tte Enciso, Departamento Boquerón (Paul Smith October 2008).
2 (FPAVE878RE) Duet,  recorded Campo María Private Reserve, Departamento Presidente Hayes (Myriam Velázquez November 2000).
3 (FPAVE879RE) Trill,  recorded Campo María Private Reserve, Departamento Presidente Hayes (Myriam Velázquez November 2000).
4 (FPAVE880RE) Chatter,  recorded Campo María Private Reserve, Departamento Presidente Hayes (Myriam Velázquez February 2000).
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