Biology:Geositta
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Short description: Genus of birds
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| Slender-billed miner (Geositta tenuirostris) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Furnariidae |
| Genus: | Geositta Swainson, 1837 |
| Type species | |
| Geositta anthoides[1] Swainson, 1838
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Geositta is a genus of passerine birds in the ovenbird family, Furnariidae. They are known as miners (not to be confused with the unrelated miners, Manorina, of Australia ) due to the tunnels they dig for nesting. There are 11 species including the campo miner (Geositta poeciloptera) which was formerly classified in a genus of its own, Geobates. They inhabit open country in South America, particularly the Andean and Patagonian regions. They are ground-dwelling birds, somewhat resembling the larks and wheatears of other continents. They are mostly drab brown in coloration and often have a fairly long and slender bill.
Species list
The genus contains 11 species:[2]
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
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Geositta peruviana | Coastal miner | Peru. |
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Geositta cunicularia | Common miner | Chile, Argentina and Uruguay, parts of Peru and Bolivia and in southernmost Brazil. |
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Geositta tenuirostris | Slender-billed miner | Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, and Peru. |
| Geositta antarctica | Short-billed miner | Santa Cruz Province and Tierra del Fuego | |
| Geositta isabellina | Creamy-rumped miner | Argentina and Chile. | |
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Geositta saxicolina | Dark-winged miner | Peru. |
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Geositta maritima | Greyish miner | Chile and Peru |
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Geositta punensis | Puna miner | Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru. |
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Geositta rufipennis | Rufous-banded miner | Argentina, Bolivia, and Chile. |
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Geositta poeciloptera | Campo miner | Brazil and far northeastern Bolivia |
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Geositta crassirostris | Thick-billed miner | Peru. |
References
- ↑ "Scleruridae". The Trust for Avian Systematics. https://www.aviansystematics.org/4th-edition-checklist?viewfamilies=224.
- ↑ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds (2019). "Ovenbirds, woodcreepers". World Bird List Version 9.1. International Ornithologists' Union. https://www.worldbirdnames.org/bow/ovenbirds/. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
- Jaramillo, Alvaro; Burke, Peter & Beadle, David (2003) Field Guide to the Birds of Chile, Christopher Helm, London
- South American Classification Committee (2007) A classification of the bird species of South America, part 6. Retrieved 08/06/07.
Wikidata ☰ Q256033 entry
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