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South America
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n species of birds in the family
Furnariidae:
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Upucerthia
''Upucerthia'' is a genus of bird in the family Furnariidae.
Taxonomy and etymology
''Upucerthia'' is a genus of bird in the family Furnariidae. Established by French zoologist Isidore Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire in 1832, it contains four species ...
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White-throated earthcreeper (''Upucerthia albigula'')
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Scale-throated earthcreeper (''Upucerthia dumetaria'')
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Plain-breasted earthcreeper (''Upucerthia jelskii'')
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Striated earthcreeper (''Upucerthia serrana'')
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Buff-breasted earthcreeper (''Upucerthia validirostris'')
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Ochetorhynchus
''Ochetorhynchus'' is a genus of earthcreeper (disambiguation), earthcreepers, birds in the family Furnariidae. They are found in open to semi-open habitats in Chile, Argentina, Bolivia and Peru.
The genus contains the following species:
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Rock earthcreeper
The rock earthcreeper (''Ochetorhynchus andaecola'') is a species of bird in the Furnariinae subfamily of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found in Argentina and Bolivia, and as a vagrant in Chile.Remsen, J. V., Jr., J. I. Areta, E. Bona ...
(''Ochetorhynchus andaecola'') – formerly in genus ''Upucerthia''.
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Straight-billed earthcreeper
The straight-billed earthcreeper (''Ochetorhynchus ruficaudus'') is a species of bird in the Furnariinae subfamily of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru.
Taxonomy and systematics
The straight ...
(''Ochetorhynchus ruficaudus '') – formerly in genus ''Upucerthia''.
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Band-tailed earthcreeper
The band-tailed earthcreeper (''Ochetorhynchus phoenicurus'') is a species of bird in the Furnariinae subfamily of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found in Argentina and Chile.Remsen, J. V., Jr., J. I. Areta, E. Bonaccorso, S. Claramunt ...
(''Ochetorhynchus phoenicurus'') – formerly in
monotypic
In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In the case of genera, the term "unisp ...
genus ''Eremobius''.
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Bolivian earthcreeper (''Tarphonomus harterti'') – formerly in genus ''Upucerthia''.
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Chaco earthcreeper (''Tarphonomus certhioides'') – formerly in genus ''Upucerthia''.
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