| Common Miner Geositta cunicularia
Brazilian name: curriqueiro |
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The Common Miner is distributed from the Peruvian Andes to Tierra del Fuego and across to southern Brazil. See
the distribution map at Birdlife International. It is found in a variety of flattish, open habitats particularly grassland, sandy areas and scrub as well as
along dirt roads as was the case for photos 1 to 3.
It feeds on the ground mainly on insects and seeds. |
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It has a slender and slightly decurved bill and a pale supercilium. The pale rufous flight feathers are obvious in flight but can be seen at rest as in photo 3. It is buffy white below with brownish streaks on the breast. | |||
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There is considerable variation in plumage between the 9 sub-species and some variation in vocalization to the extent that the nominate sub-species seen here may be a separate species. |
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