Geositta cunicularia
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In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
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 |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Common Miner sighting in Península Valdés on a given day, based on 99 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 32nd most-seen of the 96 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September and November
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Common Miner in Península Valdés on a given day, against about 10% in March, May and August, the lowest months. June and July have too few records to rate.
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.
Yes
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Common Miner sightings, Península Valdés has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Torres del Paine National Park (Chile, under 5%) and Lauca National Park (Chile, under 5%).
Same family: Furnariidae
The closest relatives of the Common Miner that you can see in Península Valdés (family Furnariidae, Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers) are Sharp-billed Canastero (about 30%), Plain-mantled Tit-Spinetail (about 20%) and Scale-throated Earthcreeper (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Common Miner is recorded against all the birds logged in Península Valdés (99 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.
