Rufous-banded Miner (Geositta rufipennis)

Other Names (World)
Rufous-banded Miner, Red-winged Miner

Family
Furnariidae (Ovenbirds)

Size
16 - 17 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Bumeister, 1860)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical high altitude grassland. Also, subtropical and tropical lowland dry shrubland, and high altitude shrubland. From 3,100 - 4,400 m.

Range (Guide)

Argentina, Bolivia, Chile.

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 (77)...)

Rufous-banded Miner (Geositta rufipennis) [XC60024]
by Michele Peron from Uspallata, Mendoza, Argentina (song)

Rufous-banded Miner (Geositta rufipennis) [XC449953]
by Niels Krabbe from Farellones road, Regi\u00f3n Metropolitana, Chile (call)

Subspecies
Plumage similarities suggest that closest relationship is with Dark-winged Miner (Geositta saxicolina) and Puna Miner (Geositta punensis). Birds from central Chile sometimes separated as subspecies hellmayri, but considered probably better placed within subspecies fasciata (in any case, former name preoccupied by subspecies hellmayri of Common Miner (Geositta cunicularia)). Sight records from southern Bolivia (Tarija) also included with Common Miner (Geositta cunicularia), but racial identity requires confirmation.

The following 7 subspecies are recognised:

fasciata (Philippi & Landbeck, 1864) - Western Bolivia (La Paz south to Potosí; sight records from Tarija) and Pacific slope of northern and central Chile (Atacama south to Malleco).
harrisoni Marin, Kiff & Pe�a, 1989 - Northern Chile (south-western Antofagasta).
rufipennis (Bumeister, 1860) - North-western Argentina (Jujuy south to San Juan).
fragai Nores and Yzurieta, 1986 - North-western Argentina (Cerro Famatina, in La Rioja).
ottowi Hoy, G, 1968 - West-central Argentina (Sierra de Córdoba).
hoyi Contreras, 1980 - Western Argentina (Mendoza south to northern Neuqu�n) and southern Chile (southern Ais�n).
giaii Contreras, 1976 - South-western Argentina (southern Neuqu�n south to Chubut).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Rufous-banded Miner (Geositta rufipennis) - 10 files

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