Short-billed Miner
Geositta antarctica
LCLeast Concern
- Family
- Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers (Furnariidae)
- Order
- Passeriformes
Overview
The short-billed miner (Geositta antarctica) is a species of bird in the subfamily Sclerurinae, the leaftossers and miners, of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found in Argentina and Chile.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Range and habitat
Breeds southern Chile and southern Argentina; winters northward to Mendoza.
Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.
Continents
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Short-billed miner
- eBird: sightings, maps and photos
- xeno-canto: sound recordings
- Birds of the World: full species account (subscription)
- BirdLife DataZone: status and threats
- IUCN Red List (threat status)
- AviList global checklist (taxonomy)
Last updated September 29, 2026.
