Bolivian Earthcreeper - BirdForum Opus

Tarphonomus harterti

Upucerthia harterti

Identification

16 cm (6¼ in)

• Dull brown back
• Lighter brown belly
• White throat
• Tan eye stripe
• Long, pointed, downcurved bill
• Long tail
  

Sexes similar

Distribution

Andes of southern Bolivia (Cochabamba, western Santa Cruz and Chuquisaca).

Taxonomy

Clements¹ and IOC² place this species in the genus Tarphonomus.

This is a monotypic species.

Habitat

Arid montane shrubland, scrub and deciduous woodland, between 1430–3000 m.

Behaviour

Diet

They hunt for food on the ground and in rock crevices. Their diet consists of arthropods, such as small molluscs

Breeding

It builds a nest of twigs and both parents incubate the eggs and care for the young.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2010. IOC World Bird Names (version 2.7). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.
3. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved July 2019)

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Bolivian Earthcreeper. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 13 October 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Bolivian_Earthcreeper

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