Common Miner

It is 14 to 16 cm long with a fairly long, slightly downcurved bill. The plumage varies geographically but is basically brown above and pale below with a streaked breast, pale stripe over the eye, dark edge to the ear-coverts and pale rufous bar across the wing. The tail is dark with a buff base and variable amounts of buff on the outer feathers. The trilling song is often given in flight and also varies geographically.

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Author: Geositta_cunicularia_cunicularia.jpg: Cláudio Dias Timm from Rio Grande do Sul

The Common Miner is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The Common Miner (Geositta cunicularia) is a passerine bird of South America, belonging to the ovenbird family. It is a ground-dwelling bird which feeds on insects and seeds. It has about 9 different subspecies, some of which may be better treated as separate species. It is 14 to 16 cm long with a fairly long, slightly downcurved bill. More

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-This very common miner attacks many plants, in particular, apple, pear and sorbus. -The moth lays its eggs on the underside of the leaf. -The caterpillar lives as a miner on the upperside of the leaf. The mine is oval, swollen and covered with small grey spots. On the underside of the leaf, the epidermis is brownish and wrinkled. the frass is grouped in the central area of the mine, amongst small silken threads. The larva pupates in the leaf. More

Common Miner (Geositta cunicularia) by Israel Aragon from Peru XC23055 :: Common Miner (Geositta cunicularia) = Recording data Recordist Israel Aragon Date 25-08-2008 Time 10:00 Country Peru Location Soraypampa - Anta (Cusco) Longitude W72.34'28" Latitude S13. More

Common Miner song in flight Geositta cunicularia titicacae (0:12) Niels Krabbe XC32201 22-03-2009, Argentina Common Miner Geositta cunicularia fissirostris (1:03) F. More

vues daisybabe73 — 21 septembre 2008 — This Common Miner bird is singing with joy after eating the last few crumbs off of my lunch plate, on Ko Phangan... daisybabe73 — 21 septembre 2008 — This Common Miner bird is singing with joy after eating the last few crumbs off of my lunch plate, on Ko Phangan island in Thailand. More

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Order : Passeriformes
Family : Furnariidae
Genus : Geositta
Species : cunicularia
Authority : (Vieillot, 1816)