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 Torres del Paine National Park
Rufous-banded Miner
Geositta rufipennis
Short-billed Miner
Geositta antarctica
Thorn-tailed Rayadito
Aphrastura spinicauda
Dark-bellied Cinclodes
Cinclodes patagonicus
Scale-throated Earthcreeper
Upucerthia dumetaria
Buff-winged Cinclodes
Cinclodes fuscus
Sharp-billed Canastero
Asthenes pyrrholeuca
White-throated Treerunner
Pygarrhichas albogularis
Wren-like Rushbird
Phleocryptes melanops
Plain-mantled Tit-Spinetail
Leptasthenura aegithaloides
Austral Canastero
Asthenes anthoides
Gray-flanked Cinclodes
Cinclodes oustaleti
📅 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 Torres del Paine National Park?
About 4% of visitor-days record a Common Miner sighting in Torres del Paine National Park, based on 56 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Common Miner in Torres del Paine National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Common Miner in Torres del Paine National Park in our monthly data.