Bolivian Earthcreeper
Tarphonomus harterti (Berlepsch, 1892)
Furnariidae — Ovenbirds
Bolivian Earthcreeper, Tarphonomus harterti, is a passerine of the Furnariidae that breeds in Bolivia and north-west Argentina. It lives in arid montane scrub and short deciduous woodland in the Andes, from 1,400 to 3,000 m. A small earthcreeper, it has a long, only slightly downcurved bill and the sexes look alike. Adults show a broad buff eyebrow on a mostly dark brown face, with a dark brown crown, rich brown upperparts, white throat and cheeks, and pale cinnamon-buff underparts. It is a year-round resident.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Furnariidae — Ovenbirds
- Breeding range
- South America: Bolivia and nw Argentina
