Ovenbirds (Furnariidae)

Greyish Miner (Geositta maritima) - HBW 8, p. 242

French: Géositte grise German: Südlicher Grauerdhacker Spanish: Minero Gris
Other common names: Shore Miner

Taxonomy: Certhilauda maritima d’Orbigny and Lafresnaye, 1837, Cobija, “Bolivia” (= northern Chile).
Possibly closest to G. peruviana, as suggested by some plumage similarities, small size and biogeography, but absence both of wingband and of rufous in tail unique within genus. Monotypic.

Distribution: W Peru (S from Ancash) and N Chile (S to Atacama).