Biology:Earthcreeper

The earthcreepers are several South American species of birds in the family Furnariidae:

• Genus Upucerthia:
  • White-throated earthcreeper (Upucerthia albigula)
  • Scale-throated earthcreeper (Upucerthia dumetaria)
  • Plain-breasted earthcreeper (Upucerthia jelskii)
  • Striated earthcreeper (Upucerthia serrana)
  • Buff-breasted earthcreeper (Upucerthia validirostris)
• Genus Ochetorhynchus:
  • Rock earthcreeper (Ochetorhynchus andaecola) – formerly in genus Upucerthia.
  • Straight-billed earthcreeper (Ochetorhynchus ruficaudus ) – formerly in genus Upucerthia.
  • Band-tailed earthcreeper (Ochetorhynchus phoenicurus) – formerly in monotypic genus Eremobius.
• Genus Tarphonomus
  • Bolivian earthcreeper (Tarphonomus harterti) – formerly in genus Upucerthia.
  • Chaco earthcreeper (Tarphonomus certhioides) – formerly in genus Upucerthia.