Birds of Peru

    PASSERIFORMES: Furnariidae (Ovenbirds)  
Genus: Upucerthia (3 species, 4 worldwide)


White-throated Earthcreeper
White-throated Earthcreeper (Upucerthia albigula)
Putre, Chile
  Very similar to Buff-breasted Earthcreeper.
   
Photograph by Brendan Ryan     Copyright and usage info


Scale-throated Earthcreeper
Scale-throated Earthcreeper (Upucerthia dumetaria hypoleuca)
Yeso Valley, Santiago, Chile  
   
Photograph by Tropical Birding (Nick Athanas)   © All Rights Reserved.

Found in dry rocky areas (Athanas).

Buff-breasted Earthcreeper
Buff-breasted Earthcreeper (Upucerthia validirostris jelskii)
Chivay, Peru
  Note plain wings compared to miners with similar bill.
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Lumped with the Plain-breasted Earthcreeper of Peru.


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