Dark-winged Miner

Geositta saxicolina

Least Concern

The Dark-winged 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: 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

Dark-winged Miner Range — Open arid country of Peru

Population

≈ Not quantified

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