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Common Miner
Geositta cunicularia (Vieillot, 1816)
Furnariidae — Ovenbirds
Common Miner, Geositta cunicularia, is a passerine of the Furnariidae that breeds in southern and western South America. It occurs in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Peru and Uruguay, and is associated with open country such as puna, temperate grassland, dry scrub and moister restinga scrub. Its range is patchy and extends from sea level to 5,000 m. The species is a medium-sized member of its genus, and the sexes are alike. Several subspecies are recognised, with some forms showing marked differences in tone and pattern across their range.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Furnariidae — Ovenbirds
- Breeding range
- South America: s, w
