Genus

South American Miners

Geositta

9 species in our catalog · found in 9 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
FamilyFurnariidae (Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers)
GenusGeositta (South American Miners)

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Geositta punensis

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Geositta cunicularia

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Geositta peruviana

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Geositta poeciloptera

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Geositta rufipennis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Geositta tenuirostris

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Geositta maritima

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Geositta antarctica

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

LC Endemic

Geositta crassirostris

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~20%

May

~20%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see South American Miners

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Lauca National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	3	~40%
	Puna Miner			~30%
	Grayish Miner			<5%
	Common Miner			<5%
2	Península Valdés	🇦🇷 Argentina	1	~20%
	Common Miner			~20%
3	Paracas National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	3	~20%
	Coastal Miner			~20%
	Grayish Miner			Insufficient data
	Common Miner			Insufficient data
4	Serra da Canastra National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	1	~10%
	Campo Miner			~10%
5	Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	1	~10%
	Common Miner			Insufficient data
6	Torres del Paine National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	3	~10%
	Common Miner			<5%
	Rufous-banded Miner			<5%
	Short-billed Miner			<5%
7	Nahuel Huapi National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	2	~10%
	Rufous-banded Miner			~10%
	Common Miner			Insufficient data
8	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	2	<5%
	Common Miner			<5%
	Slender-billed Miner			Insufficient data
9	Huascarán National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	2	<5%
	Slender-billed Miner			<5%
	Thick-billed Miner			Insufficient data