Puna Miner (Geositta punensis)

Family
Furnariidae (Ovenbirds)

Size
14.50 cm

First Described (Guide)
Dabbene, 1917

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical high altitude grassland. Also, subtropical and tropical high altitude shrubland. From 3,200 - 4,600 m.

Range (Guide)

Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Peru.

Altiplano region of Andes of extreme southern Peru (Puno), western Bolivia (La Paz south to Potos��), north-western Chile (Tarapac� south to Atacama) and north-western Argentina (Jujuy south to Catamarca).

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (17)...)

Puna Miner (Geositta punensis) [XC465858]
by Cristian Pinto from Agua Larga - Rio San Pedro - Regi\u00f3n de Antofagasta, Chile (alarm call, call)

Puna Miner (Geositta punensis) [XC16197]
by Niels Krabbe from Jujuy: Abra Pampa, Argentina (song, song in flight low over ground)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Plumage similarities suggest that closest relationship is with Dark-winged Miner (Geositta saxicolina) and Rufous-banded Miner (Geositta rufipennis).

References
See References.

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