Ovenbirds (Furnariidae)

Creamy-rumped Miner (Geositta isabellina) - HBW 8, p. 243

French: Géositte isabelle German: Hellbürzel-Erdhacker Spanish: Minero Grande
Other common names: Isabelline Miner

Taxonomy: Certhilauda isabellina R. A. Philippi [Krumwiede] and Landbeck, 1864, Cordilleras of Santiago Province, Valle Largo and Los Piuquenes, at 7000 and 10,000 feet [c. 2100 and 3000 m], Chile.
Plumage similarities suggest that closest relationship is with G. saxicolina, G. punensis and G. rufipennis. Monotypic.

Distribution: Andes of C Chile (Atacama S to Talca) and extreme WC Argentina (Jujuy, Catamarca, San Juan, Mendoza).