Ovenbirds

Scale-throated Earthcreeper

Upucerthia dumetaria

The Scale-throated Earthcreeper (Upucerthia dumetaria) is a 49 g scrub bird that eats mostly insects and other invertebrates. It stays put all year.

Family

Ovenbirds

Order

Passeriformes

Weight

49 g

Habitat

Shrubland

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

3

Recorded in Argentina, Chile, Bolivia.

Where to see it: Río Lluta · Desembocadura (Chile); SN Laguna Batuco (Chile).

Photo: (c) veonatura, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist