Birds of Peru - Geositta


Thick-billed Miner (Geositta crassirostris crassirostris) ENDEMIC Santa Eulalia Valley, Peru Note markings on wing compared to earthcreeper, as well as more upright posture.
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Common Miner (Geositta cunicularia cunicularia) Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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Greyish Miner (Geositta maritima) Mejía, Peru
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Minero Chico in Spanish, and smaller than other 'miners' (except Coastal), a group of birds that looks for food in sand and rocks. Note lack of well-defied wing bars and brow compared to Coastal Miner.


Coastal Miner (Geositta peruviana peruviana) ENDEMIC Paracas National Park, Peru
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Note well-defied wing bars and brow compared to Greyish Miner. Note white chest compared to Common Miner.


Puna Miner (Geositta punensis) Laguna de los Pozuelos, Jujuy province, Argentina
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Dark-winged Miner (Geositta saxicolina) ENDEMIC Lake Junín, Junín region, Peru
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Slender-billed Miner (Geositta tenuirostris tenuirostris) Chiguata, Arequipa, Peru
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Note longer and thinner bill than the Thick-billed Miner.