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- Upucerthia dumetaria
Identification
Patagonian Forest Earthcreeper differs in having a shorter black bill, being overall smaller and darker, and it has a distinctive tail pattern.
Distribution
Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Peru, and Uruguay.
Taxonomy
Three subspecies are recognized: peruana, hypoleuca, and dumetaria.
The Patagonian Forest Earthcreeper, Upucerthia saturatior was split from this taxon1.
Habitat
Dry, high altitude shrubland and grassland.
Behaviour
References
- Areta Juan I. and Pearman Mark. 2009. Natural History, morphology, evolution, and taxonomic status of the earthcreeper Upucerthia saturatior (Funrariidae) from the patagonian forests of South America. In: The Condor 111(1):135–149 Available as PDF here: [1]
