Order
Passeriformes
Family
Furnariidae
Genus
Upucerthia
 
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Version 1.0

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SPECIES

White-throated Earthcreeper Upucerthia albigula

Thomas S. Schulenberg
Version: 1.0 — Published March 18, 2010

Behavior

Introduction

Little information. The White-throated Earthcreeper hops or runs along ground and probes in loose dirt or gravel, also in the roots of bushes. It often is first seen briefly perched atop a large rock. Usually difficult to approach; flies long distances when disturbed.

Territoriality

No information.

Sexual Behavior

No information.

Social and interspecific behavior

Solitary or in pairs.

Predation

No information.

Recommended Citation

Schulenberg, T. S. (2010). White-throated Earthcreeper (Upucerthia albigula), version 1.0. In Neotropical Birds Online (T. S. Schulenberg, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/nb.whtear1.01