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Rufous-banded Miner
Geositta rufipennis

DESCRIPTION:
Rufous-banded Miner
Caminera Rojiza
Geositta rufipennis
Length: 190mm. Sexes alike. Bill black with base of mandible pale grey; iris brown; forehead, crown, hind neck, upperparts and tail coverts cinnamon brown with a grey tone; tail reddish cinnamon at base, broad subterminal band in blackish brown and terminal band reddish cinnamon. Eyebrow and foreneck whitish, breast and underparts cinnamon buff, flanks blotched with reddish cinnamon, wing coverts cinnamon brown with grey tone, tertiaries as coverts with a dark brown blotch along rachis; secondaries and primaries reddish cinnamon with subterminal band blackish brown and terminal band reddish cinnamon; underwing coverts and auriculars reddish cinnamon. Legs black. Average weight: 59g. Habitat and behaviour: it frequents rocky ground on hilltops and pre-Andean regions. Like other miners it is notably terrestrial. It is often found solitary or in pairs, but in winter it gathers in quite numerous and tight flocks that when flushed take off in unison, gaining considerable height. After whirling about they resume their previous perches or land nearby. It is easily distinguished from other miners by its slightly larger and robust build, its reddish tail with a blackish bar and rump in same colour as back. The nest is built in caves and rocky crevices, where clutches of as many as three white eggs are laid. Range: it is distributed in the Andean region from Neuquén to southern Santa Cruz. Argentina supports four races, two of which can be found in Patagonia: Geositta r. fasciata and Geositta r. giaii, although their range is not clearly established.
Illustrated Handbook of the Birds of Patagonia
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