Thick-billed Miner

Geositta crassirostris

Least Concern

The Thick-billed 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: Ovenbirds and woodcreepers form one of the most diverse bird families on Earth, with a remarkable variety of nests.

Family

Furnariidae

Group

Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers

Range

Thick-billed Miner Range — Open arid country of Peru

Population

≈ Not quantified

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