Common Miner
Geositta cunicularia
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyFurnariidae (Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers)
- GenusGeositta (South American Miners)
- SpeciesGeositta cunicularia (Common Miner)
Closest Relatives at Península Valdés
Sharp-billed Canastero
Asthenes pyrrholeuca
Plain-mantled Tit-Spinetail
Leptasthenura aegithaloides
Scale-throated Earthcreeper
Upucerthia dumetaria
Patagonian Canastero
Asthenes patagonica
Band-tailed Earthcreeper
Eremobius phoenicurus
Cordilleran Canastero
Asthenes modesta
White-throated Cacholote
Pseudoseisura gutturalis
Buff-winged Cinclodes
Cinclodes fuscus
Patagonian Mockingbird
Mimus patagonicus
Rufous-collared Sparrow
Zonotrichia capensis
Mourning Sierra-Finch
Rhopospina fruticeti
Long-tailed Meadowlark
Sturnella loyca
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Península Valdés | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Torres del Paine National Park | 🇨🇱 Chile | |
| 3 | Madidi National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 4 | Lauca National Park | 🇨🇱 Chile | |
| 5 | Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park | 🇨🇱 Chile | |
| 6 | Paracas National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 7 | Nahuel Huapi National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 8 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Common Miner in Península Valdés?
About 22% of visitor-days record a Common Miner sighting in Península Valdés, based on 75 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Common Miner in Península Valdés?
November has the highest sighting rate for Common Miner in Península Valdés in our monthly data.