Upucerthia

Upucerthia
Upucerthia dumetaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Furnariidae
Genus: Upucerthia
I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1832

Upucerthia is a genus of bird in the Furnariidae family. They are found in southern and western South America.

Taxononomy

Two additional species, the Rock Earthcreeper and the Straight-billed Earthcreeper, were formerly placed in this genus, but have now been moved to Ochetorhynchus. Comparably, the Chaco Earthcreeper and the Bolivian Earthcreeper were formerly placed in this genus, but have now been moved to Tarphonomus, and the Striated Earthcreeper has been moved to Geocerthia.

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