It wasn't its size or strength that made the ovenbird the national animal of Argentina. It was its hardworking nature, its proximity to daily life, and its ingenious way of living that turned it into a symbol of effort,...
In 1928, the newspaper La Razón, with the support of the Asociación Ornitológica del Plata, organized a survey in primary schools to choose the national bird. The rufous hornero (Furnarius Rufus), a small bird known for its nest that...
