Striated Earthcreeper
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The Striated Earthcreeper (Geocerthia serrana) is a species of bird
in the Furnariidae family. It is monotypic
within Geocerthia, but has traditionally been included in Upucerthia
. The two genera are not particularly close. The Striated Earthcreeper is found in woodland and shrub in the Andean highlands of western Peru
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Bird
Birds are feathered, winged, bipedal, endothermic , egg-laying, vertebrate animals. Around 10,000 living species and 188 families makes them the most speciose class of tetrapod vertebrates. They inhabit ecosystems across the globe, from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Extant birds range in size from...
in the Furnariidae family. It is monotypic
Monotypic
In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group with only one biological type. The term's usage differs slightly between botany and zoology. The term monotypic has a separate use in conservation biology, monotypic habitat, regarding species habitat conversion eliminating biodiversity and...
within Geocerthia, but has traditionally been included in Upucerthia
Upucerthia
Upucerthia is a genus of bird in the Furnariidae family. They are found in southern and western South America.-Taxononomy:Two additional species, the Rock Earthcreeper and the Straight-billed Earthcreeper, were formerly placed in this genus, but have now been moved to Ochetorhynchus...
. The two genera are not particularly close. The Striated Earthcreeper is found in woodland and shrub in the Andean highlands of western Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
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