Ochetorhynchus
Appearance
Ochetorhynchus | |
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Rock earthcreeper (Ochetorhynchus andaecola) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Furnariidae |
Genus: | Ochetorhynchus (Meyen, 1834) |
Species | |
Ochetorhynchus andaecola |
Ochetorhynchus is a genus of earthcreepers, birds in the family Furnariidae. They are found in open to semi-open habitats in Chile, Argentina, Bolivia and Peru. It contains the following species:
- Rock earthcreeper, Ochetorhynchus andaecola – formerly in genus Upucerthia.
- Straight-billed earthcreeper, Ochetorhynchus ruficaudus – formerly in genus Upucerthia.
- Band-tailed earthcreeper, Ochetorhynchus phoenicurus – formerly in monotypic genus Eremobius.
- Crag chilia, Ochetorhynchus melanurus – formerly in monotypic genus Chilia.
References
- SACC (2007). Reinstate Ochetorhynchus and merge Chilia and Eremobius into it. Accessed 2008-10-28.