Buff-breasted earthcreeper

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Buff-breasted earthcreeper
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Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Furnariidae
Genus: Upucerthia
Species:
U. validirostris
Binomial name
Upucerthia validirostris
(Burmeister, 1861)
Upucerthia validirostris map.svg

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 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 (2017). "Upucerthia validirostris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T103670909A112278376. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T103670909A112278376.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.


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