- Ochetorhynchus melanurus
Identification
Bill is short, black with pale inner half of lower mandible, and slightly upturned. Eye-brow narrow and short, behind and above eye. Relatively dark overall but with white throat. Rear of body bright rufous, as is the inner half of the tail, contrasting to dark outer half.
Similar species
Band-tailed Earthcreeper is an overall much paler bird with a different pattern on the tail.
Distribution
South America: found only in Chile.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
Two subspecies are recognized[1]:
- O. m. atacamae:
- Mountains of north-central Chile (Atacama and Coquimbo)
- O. m. melanurus:
- Mountains of central Chile (south to Colchagua)
Habitat
Semi-desert scrub and boulder fields at high altitude - observed at heights around 1800 m.
Behaviour
A very nervous bird.
References
- Clements, JF. 2010. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2010. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/Clements%206.5.xls/view
- Dickinson, EC, ed. 2003. The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World. 3rd ed., with updates to October 2008 (Corrigenda 8). Princeton: Princeton Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0691117010
- Sibley, CG and BL Monroe. 1996. Birds of the World, on diskette, Windows version 2.0. Charles G. Sibley, Santa Rosa, CA, USA.
- Jaramillo, A. 2003. Birds of Chile. Princeton Field Guides. ISBN 0-691-11740-3
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Crag Chilia. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 5 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Crag_Chilia
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