Coastal Miner

Geositta peruviana

Least Concern

The Coastal Miner is a miner of open arid country in Peru. A ground bird of bare, arid country, it runs and probes the soil for insects and nests in burrows. Fun fact: The family is named for the horneros, which build sturdy oven-shaped nests out of mud.

Family

Furnariidae

Group

Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers

Range

Coastal Miner Range — Open arid country of Peru

Population

≈ Not quantified

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