Scale-throated Earthcreeper

Upucerthia dumetaria

Least Concern

The Scale-throated 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: The family is named for the horneros, which build sturdy oven-shaped nests out of mud.

Family

Furnariidae

Group

Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers

Range

Scale-throated Earthcreeper Range — Arid scrub and slopes of Argentina and Chile

Population

≈ Not quantified

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