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Definition of hornero in English: horneronounPlural horneros hɔːˈnɛːrəʊˌhôrˈnerō A tropical American bird of the ovenbird family, often building its domed mud nest on the top of a fence post. Genus Furnarius, family Furnariidae: several species Also called ovenbird Example sentencesExamples - The chalk-browed mockingbird, rufous-bellied thrush and brown-and-yellow marshbird reject pure white cowbird eggs, while the rufous hornero rejects eggs according to size.
- Also seen along the way into town were red-legged seriema, crested tyrant, rufous horneros, white-rumped swallows and blue and white swallows.
- Here you can see hummingbirds, parrots, horneros, sparrow hawks and cock of the rocks, to name but a few.
- Based on abundance alone, some possible candidates for avian reservoirs in Córdoba would include chickens, eared doves, Picui ground doves, house sparrows, rufous horneros, great kiskadee, and others.
- What is interesting is that the rufous hornero laboriously build a new nest every year, abandoning their nests to be used by other animals.
Origin Late 19th century: from Spanish, literally ‘baker’ (from the resemblance of the bird's nest to the shape of a traditional oven). Definition of hornero in US English: horneronounˌhôrˈnerō A tropical American bird of the ovenbird family, often building its domed mud nest on the top of a fence post. Genus Furnarius, family Furnariidae: several species, in particular the rufous hornero (F. rufus) Also called ovenbird Example sentencesExamples - Here you can see hummingbirds, parrots, horneros, sparrow hawks and cock of the rocks, to name but a few.
- Also seen along the way into town were red-legged seriema, crested tyrant, rufous horneros, white-rumped swallows and blue and white swallows.
- What is interesting is that the rufous hornero laboriously build a new nest every year, abandoning their nests to be used by other animals.
- Based on abundance alone, some possible candidates for avian reservoirs in Córdoba would include chickens, eared doves, Picui ground doves, house sparrows, rufous horneros, great kiskadee, and others.
- The chalk-browed mockingbird, rufous-bellied thrush and brown-and-yellow marshbird reject pure white cowbird eggs, while the rufous hornero rejects eggs according to size.
Origin Late 19th century: from Spanish, literally ‘baker’ (from the resemblance of the bird's nest to the shape of a traditional oven). |