Ochetorhynchus
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| Ochetorhynchus | |
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| Rock earthcreeper (Ochetorhynchus andaecola) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Furnariidae |
| Genus: | Ochetorhynchus Meyen, 1834 |
| Type species | |
| Ochetorhynchus ruficaudus[1] Meyen, 1834 | |
| Species | |
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Ochetorhynchus andaecola | |
Ochetorhynchus is a genus of earthcreepers, birds in the family Furnariidae. They are found in open to semi-open habitats in Chile, Argentina, Bolivia and Peru.
The genus contains the following species:[2]
- Rock earthcreeper, Ochetorhynchus andaecola – formerly in genus Upucerthia.
- Straight-billed earthcreeper, Ochetorhynchus ruficaudus – formerly in genus Upucerthia.
- Band-tailed earthcreeper, Ochetorhynchus phoenicurus – formerly in monotypic genus Eremobius.
- Crag chilia, Ochetorhynchus melanurus – formerly in monotypic genus Chilia.
