Buff-breasted earthcreeper

Buff-breasted earthcreeper
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Passeriformes
Family:Furnariidae
Genus:Upucerthia
Species: U. validirostris
Binomial name
Upucerthia validirostris
(Burmeister, 1861)

The buff-breasted earthcreeper (Upucerthia validirostris) is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland. It has been lumped together with the plain-breasted earthcreeper based on song, continuous song, duet, and call.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Upucerthia validirostris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.


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