Rock Earthcreeper (Ochetorhynchus andaecola)

Other Scientific Names
Upucerthia andaecola [Stotz et al. (1996)], Upucerthia andaecola [Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993)], Upucerthia andaecola [BirdLife International (2008)]

Other Names (World)
Rock Earthcreeper, Rufous-tailed Earthcreeper

Family
Furnariidae (Ovenbirds)

Size
16 - 19 cm

First Described (Guide)
(d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1838)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical high altitude shrubland. From 2,600 - 4,500 m, occasionally up to 2,500 m.

Range (Guide)

Argentina, Bolivia, Chile.

Andes of Bolivia (La Paz south to Potos��), extreme north-eastern Chile (western Antofagasta) and north-western Argentina (Jujuy, Salta, northern Catamarca).

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (11)...)

Rock Earthcreeper (Ochetorhynchus andaecola) [XC1740]
by Sjoerd Mayer from R\u00edo Alizos, Tariquia, Tarija, Bolivia (alarm call)

Rock Earthcreeper (Ochetorhynchus andaecola) [XC273078]
by id from Cuesta de Obispo road, Salta, Argentina (song)

Subspecies
Considered by some to form a superspecies withStriated Earthcreeper (Geocerthia serrana), but plumage features suggest possible closer relationship to Straight-billed Earthcreeper (Ochetorhynchus ruficaudus).

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

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