Straight-billed Earthcreeper

Ochetorhynchus ruficaudus

Least Concern

The Straight-billed Earthcreeper is an earthcreeper of arid scrub and slopes in Argentina, Chile, and Bolivia. 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

Straight-billed Earthcreeper Range — Arid scrub and slopes of Argentina, Chile, and Bolivia

Population

≈ Not quantified

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