Rufous-banded miner

Rufous-banded miner
Rufous-banded miner at Andes of Mendoza, Argentina
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Furnariidae
Genus: Geositta
Species: G. rufipennis
Binomial name
Geositta rufipennis
(Bumeister, 1860)

The rufous-banded miner (Geositta rufipennis) is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family.

It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, and Chile. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland.

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