| Plain-breasted earthcreeper | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Furnariidae |
| Genus: | Upucerthia |
| Species: | U. validirostris |
| Subspecies: | U. v. jelskii |
| Trinomial name | |
| Upucerthia validirostris jelskii (Cabanis, 1874) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Upucerthia jelskii | |
The plain-breasted earthcreeper (Upucerthia validirostris jelskii) is a bird in the family Furnariidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland. It has been lumped together with the buff-breasted earthcreeper based on song, continuous song, duet, and call.
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Marcapomacocha lagoon, Junin, Peru
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Lauricocha Province, Peru
References
- Areta, J.I. & M. Pearman. 2013. Species limits and clinal variation in a widespread high Andean Furnariid: the Buff-breasted Earthcreeper (Upucerthia validirostris). Condor 115:131-143.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Upucerthia jelskii | |
| Upucerthia validirostris jelskii | |
| Coprotretis jelskii | |
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