Geositta cunicularia
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In 3 days <5% in a week ~10%
The common miner (Geositta cunicularia) is a passerine bird in the subfamily Sclerurinae, the leaftossers and miners, of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Peru, and Uruguay.
Taxonomists assign these nine subspecies to the common miner: Geositta cunicularia juninensis Taczanowski, 1884 Geositta cunicularia titicacae Zimmer, JT, 1935 Geositta cunicularia frobeni (Philippi & Landbeck, 1864) Geositta cunicularia georgei Koepcke, 1965
Geositta cunicularia deserticolor Hellmayr, 1924 Geositta cunicularia fissirostris (Kittlitz, 1835) – the type species of the genus. Among members of genus Geositta, the common miner is most closely related to the puna miner (Geositta punensis).
The common miner is a medium-size member of its genus. It is 14 to 17 cm (5.5 to 6.7 in) long and weighs... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Península Valdés | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Torres del Paine National Park | 🇨🇱 Chile | |
| 3 | Lauca National Park | 🇨🇱 Chile |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Common Miner sighting in Lauca National Park on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 106th most-seen of the 112 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, and over a week to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Common Miner in Lauca National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April to February, the lowest months. That is one of Lauca National Park's wettest months, with about 110 mm of rain against almost none in May.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Common Miner sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Common Miner sightings, Lauca National Park ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Península Valdés (Argentina, about 20%) and Torres del Paine National Park (Chile, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Common Miner is recorded against all the birds logged in Lauca National Park (12 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
