Short-billed Miner Geositta antarctica Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (23)
- Monotypic
Vicente Pantoja-Maggi, Sebastián Saiter V., Peter Pyle, and Peter F. D. Boesman
Version: 2.0 — Published February 14, 2025
Revision Notes
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Патагонска земеродна пещарка |
| Catalan | miner austral |
| Croatian | kratkokljuna rudarica |
| Dutch | Patagonische holengraver |
| English | Short-billed Miner |
| English (United States) | Short-billed Miner |
| Finnish | tulimaankaivaja |
| French | Géositte à bec court |
| French (Canada) | Géositte à bec court |
| German | Feuerland-Erdhacker |
| Japanese | コバシジカマドドリ |
| Norwegian | kortnebbtunnelfugl |
| Polish | dróżniczek krótkodzioby |
| Russian | Короткоклювый землекоп |
| Serbian | Kratkokljuni rudar |
| Slovak | kazarita krátkozobá |
| Spanish | Minero Austral |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Caminera Patagónica |
| Spanish (Chile) | Minero austral |
| Spanish (Spain) | Minero austral |
| Swedish | eldslandsminerare |
| Turkish | Kısa Gagalı Madenci |
| Ukrainian | Землекоп короткодзьобий |
Revision Notes
Vicente Pantoja and Sebastián Saiter revised the account as part of a partnership with Red de Observadores de Aves y Vida Silvestre de Chile (ROC). Peter Pyle contributed to the Plumages, Molts, and Structure page. Peter F. D. Boesman contributed to the Sounds and Vocal Behavior page. Hugo Keil copyedited the account. Arnau Bonan Barfull curated the media. Simón Octavio Valdez-Juárez updated the distribution map.
Geositta antarctica Landbeck, 1880
PROTONYM:
Geositta antarctica
Landbeck, 1880. Archiv für Naturgeschichte 46, p.274 pl.12.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Tierra del Fuego.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- GEOSITTA
- antarctica / antarcticum / antarcticus
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Distribution of the Short-billed Miner
Map last updated 13 February 2025.
