Band-tailed Earthcreeper

Ochetorhynchus phoenicurus

Least Concern

The Band-tailed Earthcreeper is an earthcreeper of arid scrub and slopes in Argentina and Chile. A ground bird of arid country, it runs over open soil and rocks, probing for insects. Fun fact: Many members of this family build extraordinary nests, from mud ovens to huge stick castles and tunnels dug in earth banks.

Family

Furnariidae

Group

Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers

Range

Band-tailed Earthcreeper Range — Arid scrub and slopes of Argentina and Chile

Population

≈ Not quantified

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