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Common Miner

Geositta cunicularia (Vieillot, LJP 1816)

The common miner is a passerine bird of South America, belonging to the ovenbird family. It is a ground-dwelling bird which feeds on insects and seeds. It has about 9 different subspecies, some of which may be better treated as separate species. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Scleruridae
Genus:
   Geositta
Scientific:
  Geositta cunicularia

Original description

Citation:
  (Vieillot, LJP 1816)

Reference:
   Nouv. Dict. Hist. Nat. nouv. éd. 1 p.369

Protonym:
  Alauda cunicularia

Type locality:
  Environs of the Rio de la Plata and in the pampas of Buenos Aires.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/21108923

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  4EE70F321F6506B4

Avibase ID:
  avibase-4EE70F32

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/4EE70F32

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 560227

Geographic range:

  • Geositta cunicularia cunicularia: Extreme s Brazil to Uruguay, Argentina and Tierra del Fuego
  • Geositta cunicularia hellmayri: W Argentina
  • Geositta cunicularia contrerasi: W-c Argentina (Sierra Grandes in Córdoba)
  • Geositta cunicularia frobeni: Arid Andes of s Peru (Arequipa and Tacna)
  • Geositta cunicularia juninensis: Highlands of Peru (Junín and Huancavelica)
  • Geositta cunicularia titicacae: High plateau of s Peru to extreme n Chile and nw Argentina
  • Geositta cunicularia georgei: Lomas of coastal s Peru
  • Geositta cunicularia deserticolor: Arid littoral of sw Peru (Arequipa) to n Chile (Atacama)
  • Geositta cunicularia fissirostris: C Chile (s Atacama to Llanquihué)
  • Show more...
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Common Miner
Catalan:
miner comú
Czech:
kutálek obecný
Danish:
Minør
German:
Patagonienerdhacker
Spanish:
Minero Común
Spanish (Spain):
Minero Común
Finnish:
nurmikaivaja
French:
Géositte mineuse
Croatian:
pjegavoprsa rudarica
Italian:
Minatore comune
Japanese (romaji):
jikamadodori
Japanese:
ジカマドドリ
Lithuanian:
Paprastasis urvinis krosnius
Dutch:
Gewone Holengraver
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Patagoniatunnelfugl
Norwegian:
Patagoniatunnelfugl
Polish:
dróżniczek białobrzuchy
Portuguese:
Curriqueiro
Portuguese (Brazil):
curriqueiro
Portuguese (Portugal):
mineiro-comum
Russian:
Кроличий землекоп
Slovak:
kazarita haviarska
Serbian:
Obični rudar
Swedish:
patagonienminerare
Ukrainian:
Землекоп світлочеревий
Chinese:
掘穴雀
Chinese (Traditional):
普通礦雀

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Common Miner ( Geositta cunicularia) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
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Birdlife checklist version 00:
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Birdlife checklist version 01:
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Birdlife checklist version 02:
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Birdlife checklist version 03:
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Birdlife checklist version 04:
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
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Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
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Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Géositte mineuse ( Geositta cunicularia) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Géositte mineuse ( Geositta cunicularia) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
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Clements, version 2021:
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Clements 5th edition (as published):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
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Clements, version 2015:
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Clements, version 2016:
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Clements, version 2018:
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Clements, version 2019:
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eBird version 1.50:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
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Morony, Bock and Farrand:
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
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Sibley and Monroe (1993):
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Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
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Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
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South American Classification Committee (24/10/2003):
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South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005):
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South American Classification Committee (16/07/2006):
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South American Classification Committee (26/09/2007):
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South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008):
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South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009):
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South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010):
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South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011):
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South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012):
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South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012):
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South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013):
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South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014):
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South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015):
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South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016):
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South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017):
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South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018):
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South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019):
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South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020):
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South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020):
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South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021):
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South American Classification Committee (24/07/2022):
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South American Classification Committee (28/09/2023):
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South American Classification Committee (27/07/2024):
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Geositta cunicularia [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Geositta cunicularia [version 1]

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Species status: full species

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Catalan: miner comú
Czech: Hrncirík králicí, kutálek obecný
Danish: Minør
German: Kaninchen-Erdacker, Kaninchenerdhacker, Patagonienerdhacker
English: Common Miner
English, HBW: Common Miner
English (IOC): Common Miner
English (United States): Common Miner
Esperanto: Ordinara ministo
Spanish: Caminera, Caminera Común, Minero, Minero argentino, Minero Común
Spanish (Argentine): Caminera común, Caminera Estriada
Spanish (Bolivia): Caminera común
Spanish (Chile): Minero, Minero común
Spanish (Spain): Minero Común
Spanish (HBW): Common Miner
Spanish (Peru): Minero Común
Spanish (Paraguay): Caminera
Spanish (Uruguay): Caminera
Finnish: Nurmikaivaja
French: Géositte fouisseuse, Géositte mineuse
Croatian: pjegavoprsa rudarica
Italian: Minatore comune
Japanese (romaji): jikamadodori
Japanese: ジカマドドリ
Scientific: Alauda cunicularia, Alauda fisirostra, Geositta cunicularia, Geositta cunicularia cunicularia
Lithuanian: Paprastasis urvinis krosnius
Dutch: Gewone Holengraver
Norwegian Nynorsk: Patagoniatunnelfugl
Norwegian: Patagoniatunnelfugl
Polish: drózniczek bialobrzuchy, dróżniczek białobrzuchy
Portuguese: Curriqueiro, curriqueiro-comum
Portuguese (Brazil): Curriqeiro Comum, Curriqueiro, curriqueiro-comum
Portuguese (Portugal): Curriqueiro, mineiro-comum
Russian: Кроличий землекоп, Кроличий печник-землекоп
Slovak: kazarita haviarska
Serbian: Obični rudar
Swedish: Minerare, patagonienminerare
Turkish: Madenci
Ukrainian: Землекоп світлочеревий
Chinese: 掘穴雀
Chinese (Traditional): 普通礦雀

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