Biology:Plain-breasted earthcreeper

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Short description: Subspecies of bird

Upucerthia validirostris jelskii
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Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Furnariidae
Genus: Upucerthia
Species:
Subspecies:
U. v. jelskii
Trinomial name
Upucerthia validirostris jelskii
(Cabanis, 1874)
Synonyms

Upucerthia jelskii

The plain-breasted earthcreeper (Upucerthia validirostris jelskii) is a bird in the family Furnariidae. It is found in Argentina , Bolivia, Chile , and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland. It has been lumped together with the buff-breasted earthcreeper based on song, continuous song, duet, and call.

References

  • Areta, J.I. & M. Pearman. 2013. Species limits and clinal variation in a widespread high Andean Furnariid: the Buff-breasted Earthcreeper (Upucerthia validirostris). Condor 115:131-143.

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