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Thick-billed Miner
Geositta crassirostris
Thick-billed Miner (Geositta crassirostris) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of South America.
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The Thick-billed Miner (Geositta crassirostris) is a member of the Furnariidae family found in South America. Adults weigh 55.8 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Furnariidae Ovenbirds
- Genus Geositta
- Species crassirostris
Quick facts
- Weight
- 55.8 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Furnariidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Thick-billed Miner is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of open scrub and shrubland, it forages mainly on the ground.
Migration
The Thick-billed Miner is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Thick-billed Miner (Geositta crassirostris) is a member of the Furnariidae family, within the order Passeriformes. Its range spans South America. Its distribution covers SA w, sw Peru.
It is a medium-sized bird. Adults weighs around 55.8 g, with a wing length of about 9 cm and a tail of around 5.9 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 52,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Thick-billed Miner?
The Thick-billed Miner is a medium-sized bird that weighs around 55.8 g.
Where does the Thick-billed Miner live?
The Thick-billed Miner is found across South America with a range covering SA w, sw Peru, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Thick-billed Miner belong to?
The Thick-billed Miner (Geositta crassirostris) belongs to the Furnariidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Thick-billed Miner eat?
The Thick-billed Miner is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Thick-billed Miner migrate?
The Thick-billed Miner is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Thick-billed Miner endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Thick-billed Miner make?
1 real field recording of the Thick-billed Miner — including its song — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Thick-billed Miner's range?
The Thick-billed Miner has a mapped global range of about 52,000 km².
Conservation
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