Scale-throated Earthcreeper
Upucerthia dumetariaGeoffroy Saint-Hilaire, I, 1832
English (US) Scale-throated Earthcreeper
The Scale-throated Earthcreeper (Upucerthia dumetaria) 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
- Upucerthia dumetaria
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Scale-throated Earthcreeper
- Described by
- Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, I, 1832
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Upucerthia dumetaria peruana
- Upucerthia dumetaria hypoleuca
- Upucerthia dumetaria dumetaria
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Upucerthia Dumetaria
- Described by
- Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, I, 1832
- Type locality
- Patagonia = banks of the Rio Negro, Argentina.
- Original description
- Nouvelles Annales du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle 1 p.394
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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