Straight-billed Earthcreeper
Ochetorhynchus ruficaudusMeyen, FJF, 1834
English (US) Straight-billed Earthcreeper
The Straight-billed Earthcreeper (Ochetorhynchus ruficaudus) 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
- Ochetorhynchus ruficaudus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Straight-billed Earthcreeper
- Described by
- Meyen, FJF, 1834
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Ochetorhynchus ruficaudus montanus
- Ochetorhynchus ruficaudus famatinae
- Ochetorhynchus ruficaudus ruficaudus
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Meyen, FJF, 1834
- Type locality
- base of Volcan de Maipu, 10,000 feet, Santiago, Chile.
- Original description
- Nova Acta Physico-medica Academiae Caesareae Leopoldino-Carolinae Naturae Curiosum 16 Suppl. p.81 pl.11
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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