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Revision as of 21:32, 14 January 2019
- Geositta cunicularia
Identification
14-16 cm
- Brown upperparts
- Pale underparts
- Streaked breast
- Pale stripe over eye
- Dark edged ear-coverts
- Pale rufous wing bar
- Dark tail with buff outer feathers
- Long, slightly downcurved bill
Distribution
South America: found in Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, Uruguay, Chile and Argentina.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 9 subspecies[1]:
- G. c. juninensis: Highlands of Peru (Junín and Huancavelica)
- G. c. titicacae: High plateau of southern Peru to extreme northern Chile and north-western Argentina
- G. c. frobeni: Arid Andes of southern Peru (Arequipa and Tacna)
- G. c. georgei: Lomas of coastal southern Peru
- G. c. deserticolor: Arid littoral of south-western Peru (Arequipa) to northern Chile (Atacama)
- G. c. fissirostris: Central Chile (southern Atacama to Llanquihué)
- G. c. contrerasi: West-central Argentina (Sierra Grandes in Córdoba)
- G. c. hellmayri: Western Argentina
- G. c. cunicularia: Extreme southern Brazil to Uruguay, Argentina and Tierra del Fuego
Habitat
Fields, sandy areas, flattish, open habitats.
Behaviour
The nest is a chamber at the end of a tunnel built into a sand dune or earthy bank. The clutch consists of 2-3 white eggs.
References
- Clements, JF. 2010. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2010. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/Clements%206.5.xls/view
- Avibase
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Common Miner. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 25 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Common_Miner
