Crag chilia

Crag chilia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Furnariidae
Genus: Ochetorhynchus
Species: O. melanurus
Binomial name
Ochetorhynchus melanurus
(Gray, 1846)
Synonyms
  • Chilia melanura
  • Ochetorhynchus melanura

The crag chilia (Ochetorhynchus melanurus) is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family. It has traditionally been placed in the monotypic genus Chilia, but recent evidence suggests it should be moved to Ochetorhynchus. It is endemic to Chile. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland.

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