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title: "Rufous-banded Miner"
description: "Geositta rufipennis — Aves. The rufous-banded miner (Geositta rufipennis) is a species of bird in the subfamily Sclerurinae, the leaftossers and miners, of the ovenbird family Furnariidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/rufous-banded-miner
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Rufous-banded Miner

> Geositta rufipennis — Aves. The rufous-banded miner (Geositta rufipennis) is a species of bird in the subfamily Sclerurinae, the leaftossers and miners, of the ovenbird family Furnariidae.

- Scientific name: *Geositta rufipennis*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 1087
- Wikidata: [Q1261583](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1261583)
- iNaturalist taxon: [10743](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/10743)

## Names

- en: Rufous-banded Miner
- de: Rotschwanzerdhacker
- es: Caminera colorada
- fr: Géositte à ailes rousses
- nl: Roodbandholengraver
- pl: Dróżniczek rdzawosterny

## Countries with the most observations

AR (534), CL (392)

## Summary

The rufous-banded miner (Geositta rufipennis) is a species of bird in the subfamily Sclerurinae, the leaftossers and miners, of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, and Chile.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rufous-banded_miner

## Photo

![Rufous-banded Miner](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/rufous-banded-miner/medium.jpg)

Photo: Diego Carús · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/20754914

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/rufous-banded-miner?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).