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Tarphonomus certhioides

Upucerthia certhioides

Distribution

South America: found in Bolivia, Paraguay and Argentina.

Taxonomy

Clements¹ and IOC² place this species in the genus Tarphonomus.

Subspecies^[1]

Three subspecies are recognized:

• T. c. estebani:

• Chaco of south-eastern Bolivia, western Paraguay and adjacent northern Argentina

• T. c. luscinia:

• Chaco of western Argentina (La Rioja and Mendoza)

• T. c. certhioides:

• Chaco of northern and central Argentina

Habitat

Dry shrubland.

References

1. Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
2. Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2010. IOC World Bird Names (version 2.7). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.
3. Avibase

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Chaco Earthcreeper. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 December 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Chaco_Earthcreeper

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