Plain-breasted earthcreeper

The plain-breasted earthcreeper (Upucerthia validirostris jelskii) is a bird in the family Furnariidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland. It has been lumped together with the buff-breasted earthcreeper based on song, continuous song, duet, and call.

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  Marcapomacocha lagoon, Junin, Peru
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  Lauricocha Province, Peru

Plain-breasted earthcreeper
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Furnariidae
Genus:	Upucerthia
Species:	U. validirostris
Subspecies:	U. v. jelskii
Trinomial name
Upucerthia validirostris jelskii (Cabanis, 1874)
Synonyms
Upucerthia jelskii