El Hornero


El Hornero, is the peer-reviewed scientific journal of Aves Argentinas-Asociación Ornitológica del Plata the dean of the ornithological institutions in Argentina.

Meaning of the title

El Hornero is named for a popular Argentinean bird, the hornero, which would be translated into English approximately as "ovenbird".

Aims and scope

The journal publishes original research covering the whole field of avian biology, including empirical, methodological, and theoretical results in ecology, conservation, behavior, paleontology, and taxonomy of birds. The publication is oriented, though not restricted, to research on Neotropical birds. Written contributions are admitted in either Spanish or English.

Editor and publisher

The editor-in-chief of El Hornero is Javier Lopez de Casenave.
The journal is published by the Department of Ecology, Genetics, and Evolution of the Universidad de Buenos Aires in print and online on behalf of Aves Argentinas-Asociación Ornitológica del Plata.

Indexed in

El Hornero is indexed in: Scopus, Biological Abstracts, Zoological Record, BIOSIS Previews, Latindex, BINPAR, Catálogo Colectivo de Publicaciones Periódicas, Núcleo Básico de Revistas Científicas Argentinas, Ulrich's Periodicals Directory, OWL, and SciELO.