Rufous-banded Miner

Geositta rufipennis

Least Concern

The Rufous-banded Miner is a miner of open arid country in Argentina and Chile. 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

Rufous-banded Miner Range — Open arid country of Argentina and Chile

Population

≈ Not quantified

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