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Passeriformes / Furnariidae / Upucerthia

Buff-breasted Earthcreeper

Upucerthia validirostris

IUCN: Least Concern

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (bubear2) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

Taxonomy

Order: Passeriformes
Family: Furnariidae
Genus: Upucerthia

Subspecies (3)

Upucerthia validirostris jelskii

Andes from central Peru (Lima) southward to northern Chile, western Bolivia, and northwestern Argentina
Upucerthia validirostris saturata

western Andes of central Peru (Ancash, Huánuco, and northwestern Pasco)
Upucerthia validirostris validirostris

Andes of northwestern Argentina (Salta southward to northern Mendoza and western Córdoba)

Data Sources

AviList 2025 eBird (bubear2) Avibase

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.