Alternative Name: Rufous-webbed Miner
Includes: Buzzing Miner, Trilling Miner
- Geositta rufipennis
Identification
Short, straight bill, pale supercilium, buffy underparts, whitish throat and cinnamon flanks. The tail is rufous with a black band near the tip.
Variation
Subspecies G. r. harrisoni is paler, especially below, and lacks rufous on flanks -- it is also smaller.
Distribution
Argentina, Bolivia, and Chile.
Taxonomy
Seven subspecies are recognized[1]:
- G. r. fasciata
- G. r. harrisoni
- G. r. rufipennis
- G. r. fragai
- G. r. ottowi
- G. r. hoyi
- G. r. giaii
Habitat
Shrubland and grassland mostly at at high altitude; in northern Chile is a population (G. r. harrisoni) living at lower elevation.
Behaviour
As all miners, this is a species mainly utilizing the ground.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2012. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to October 2012. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Rufous-banded Miner. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 6 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Rufous-banded_Miner
