''Ochetorhynchus'' is a

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of earthcreepers, birds in the family Furnariidae. They are found in open to semi-open habitats in

Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in western South America. It is the southernmost country in the world and the closest to Antarctica, stretching along a narrow strip of land between the Andes, Andes Mountains and the Paci ...

Argentina Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America. It covers an area of , making it the List of South American countries by area, second-largest country in South America after Brazil, the fourt ...

Bolivia Bolivia, officially the Plurinational State of Bolivia, is a landlocked country located in central South America. The country features diverse geography, including vast Amazonian plains, tropical lowlands, mountains, the Gran Chaco Province, w ...

and

Peru Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the south and west by the Pac ...

. The genus contains the following

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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 ''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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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''. *

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''. *

Crag chilia The crag chilia or crag earthcreeper (''Ochetorhynchus melanurus'') is a species of bird in the Furnariinae subfamily of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is endemic to Chile. Taxonomy and systematics The crag chilia was formerly placed i ...

, ''Ochetorhynchus melanurus'' – formerly in monotypic genus ''Chilia''.

References

* SACC (2007)
Reinstate Ochetorhynchus and merge Chilia and Eremobius into it.
Accessed 2008-10-28. Bird genera {{Furnariidae-stub