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Common Miner

Geositta cunicularia(Vieillot, LJP, 1816)

English (US) Common Miner

The Common Miner (Geositta cunicularia) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Furnariidae (Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers) in the order Passeriformes.

Scientific name
Geositta cunicularia
Family
Furnariidae (Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers)
Order
Passeriformes
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
English (US)
Common Miner
Described by
(Vieillot, LJP, 1816)
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Recognised subspecies

The AviList checklist recognises 9 subspecies for this species.

Taxonomic history

First described as
Alauda cunicularia
Described by
(Vieillot, LJP, 1816)
Type locality
Environs of the Rio de la Plata and in the pampas of Buenos Aires.
Original description
Nouveau dictionnaire d'histoire naturelle, appliquée aux arts, à l'agriculture, à l'économie rurale et domestique, à la médecine, etc. Nouvelle édition 1 p.369

Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.

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