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Buff-breasted earthcreeper

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Buff-breasted earthcreeper
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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 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 (2012). "Upucerthia validirostris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013. {{cite journal}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)