Striated earthcreeper
The striated earthcreeper (Geocerthia serrana) is a species of bird in the family Furnariidae. It is monotypic within Geocerthia, but has traditionally been included in Upucerthia. The two genera are not particularly close.[2] The striated earthcreeper is found in woodland and shrub in the Andean highlands of western Peru.
| Striated earthcreeper | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Furnariidae |
| Genus: | Geocerthia Chesser, RT, & Claramunt, 2009 |
| Species: | G. serrana |
| Binomial name | |
| Geocerthia serrana (Taczanowski, 1875) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Upucerthia serrana | |
References
- BirdLife International (2012). "Geocerthia serrana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Chesser, R. T., S. C. Claramunt, E. Derryberry, & R. T. Brumfield (2009). Geocerthia, a new genus of terrestrial ovenbird (Aves: Passeriformes: Furnariidae). Zootaxa 2213: 64-68.
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