Patagonian forest earthcreeper

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Patagonian forest earthcreeper
Upucerthia saturatior - Patagonian Forest Earthcreeper.jpg

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Furnariidae
Genus: Upucerthia
Species:
U. saturatior
Binomial name
Upucerthia saturatior
Upucerthia saturatior map.svg
Synonyms

Upucerthia dumetaria saturatior

The Patagonian forest earthcreeper (Upucerthia saturatior), also known as the forest earthcreeper, is a species of bird in the ovenbird family Furnariidae. The species was described in 1900 by W.E.D. Scott, but was listed as a subspecies of the scale-throated earthcreeper in Chapman in 1919. A 2009 paper elevated it back up to species status.[2]

The Patagonian forest earthcreeper is found in central Chile (Valparaiso Region and Los Lagos Region) and western Argentina. Despite its name, its Chilean range of distribution is located outside of Patagonia.

It is thought to undertake some movements during the winter, with some individuals possibly crossing the Andes.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Upucerthia saturatior". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22736295A95129820. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22736295A95129820.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Areta, Juan; Mark Pearman (2009). "Natural History, Morphology, Evolution, and Taxonomic Status of the Earthcreeper Upucerthia saturatior (Furnariidae) from the Patagonian Forests of South America". The Condor. 111 (1): 135–149. doi:10.1525/cond.2009.080009. S2CID 86727134.
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