Crag chilia
| Crag chilia | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Furnariidae |
| Genus: | Ochetorhynchus |
| Species: | O. melanurus |
| Binomial name | |
| Ochetorhynchus melanurus (Gray, 1846) | |
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The crag chilia (Ochetorhynchus melanurus) is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family. It has traditionally been placed in the monotypic genus Chilia, but recent evidence suggests it should be moved to Ochetorhynchus. It is endemic to Chile. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland.
References
- BirdLife International 2004. Chilia melanura. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 25 July 2007.
- SACC (2007). Reinstate Ochetorhynchus and merge Chilia and Eremobius into it. Accessed 2008-10-28.
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