Scale-throated earthcreeper
| Scale-throated earthcreeper | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Furnariidae |
| Genus: | Upucerthia |
| Species: | U. dumetaria |
| Binomial name | |
| Upucerthia dumetaria Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1832 | |
The scale-throated earthcreeper or scaly-throated earthcreeper (Upucerthia dumetaria) is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Peru, and Uruguay. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland. It formerly included the Patagonian forest earthcreeper (U. saturatior) as a subspecies.
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Upucerthia dumetaria". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
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