The earthcreepers are several
South American species of birds in the family
Furnariidae:
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Upucerthia
''Upucerthia'' is a genus of bird in the family Furnariidae.
Taxonomy and etymology
''Upucerthia'' is a genus of bird in the family Furnariidae. Established by French zoologist Isidore Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire in 1832, it contains four species ...
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White-throated earthcreeper
The white-throated earthcreeper (''Upucerthia albigula'') is a species of bird in the family Furnariidae. It is found in Chile and Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland
Shrubland, scrubland, scrub, brus ...
(''Upucerthia albigula'')
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Scale-throated earthcreeper
The scale-throated earthcreeper or scaly-throated earthcreeper (''Upucerthia dumetaria'') is a species of bird in the family Furnariidae. It is found in Argentina, Chile and the Altiplano; it winters in the Pampas and east of Córdoba. Its nat ...
(''Upucerthia dumetaria'')
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Plain-breasted earthcreeper
The plain-breasted earthcreeper (''Upucerthia validirostris jelskii'') is a bird in the family Furnariidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland and subtropi ...
(''Upucerthia jelskii'')
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Striated earthcreeper
The striated earthcreeper (''Geocerthia serrana'') is a species of bird in the family Furnariidae. It is monotypic within ''Geocerthia'', but has traditionally been included in ''Upucerthia''. The two genera are not particularly close.Chesser, R ...
(''Upucerthia serrana'')
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Buff-breasted earthcreeper
The buff-breasted earthcreeper (''Upucerthia validirostris'') is a species of bird in the family Furnariidae. It is found throughout the Puna grassland and mountains of northwestern Argentina.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropi ...
(''Upucerthia validirostris'')
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Ochetorhynchus
''Ochetorhynchus'' is a genus of earthcreepers, birds in the family Furnariidae. They are found in open to semi-open habitats in Chile, Argentina, Bolivia and Peru.
The genus contains the following species:
* Rock earthcreeper, ''Ochetorhyn ...
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Rock earthcreeper
The rock earthcreeper (''Ochetorhynchus andaecola'') is a species of bird in the family Furnariidae. It is found in the Puna grassland of Bolivia and northern Chile and Argentina. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude s ...
(''Ochetorhynchus andaecola'') – formerly in genus ''Upucerthia''.
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Straight-billed earthcreeper
The straight-billed earthcreeper (''Ochetorhynchus ruficaudus'') is a species of bird in the family Furnariidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland.
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(''Ochetorhynchus ruficaudus '') – formerly in genus ''Upucerthia''.
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Band-tailed earthcreeper
The band-tailed earthcreeper (''Ochetorhynchus phoenicurus'') is a species of bird in the family Furnariidae. It has traditionally been placed in the monotypic genus ''Eremobius'', but recent evidence suggests it should be moved to ''Ochetorhync ...
(''Ochetorhynchus phoenicurus'') – formerly in
monotypic genus ''Eremobius''.
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Tarphonomus
''Tarphonomus'' is a genus of birds in the family Furnariidae. They are found in shrubby habitats in south-central South America. They were formerly included in the genus '' Upucerthia''. It contains the following species
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Bolivian earthcreeper
The Bolivian earthcreeper (''Tarphonomus harterti'') is a species of bird in the family Furnariidae. It is endemic to Bolivia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland
Shrubland, scrubland, scrub, brush, or bus ...
(''Tarphonomus harterti'') – formerly in genus ''Upucerthia''.
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Chaco earthcreeper
The Chaco earthcreeper (''Tarphonomus certhioides'') is a species of bird in the family Furnariidae.
It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, and Paraguay.
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland
Shrubland, scrubland, scrub, b ...
(''Tarphonomus certhioides'') – formerly in genus ''Upucerthia''.
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