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ShrublandCavity nestSmall · 40 g
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The crag chilia is 18 to 19 cm (7.1 to 7.5 in) long and weighs 31 to 40 g (1.1 to 1.4 oz). Adults of the nominate subspecies O. m. melanurus have a narrow whitish supercilium, dark brown lores and auriculars, and whitish cheeks. Their upperparts are mostly darkish brown with a rufous rump and uppertail coverts. Their tail is mostly blackish brown with some rufous at the base and outer web of the outermost pair of feathers. Their upperwing coverts are dusky brown and their wings are darkish brown with a wide rufous band. Voice: The crag chilia's song is "a short (1 second) staccato chatter of jumbled notes with 4–7 loud 'teet' notes in middle". Its call is "a metallic, abrupt 'ch' or 'ch-ch', often given as continuous chatter".
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When to see the Crag Chilia
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is November, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Crag Chilia
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About the Crag Chilia
The crag chilia or crag earthcreeper is a species of bird in the Furnariinae subfamily of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is endemic to Chile.
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Easily confused with
Straight-billed EarthcreeperOchetorhynchus ruficaudusThe straight-billed earthcreeper 16 to 19 cm (6.3 to 7.5 in) long and weighs 28 to 41 g (0.99 to 1.4 oz).
Band-tailed EarthcreeperOchetorhynchus phoenicurusThe band-tailed earthcreeper is 16 to 17 cm (6.3 to 6.7 in) long and weighs 28 to 34 g (0.99 to 1.2 oz).
Rock EarthcreeperOchetorhynchus andaecolaThe rock earthcreeper is 16 to 18 cm (6.3 to 7.1 in) long and weighs 28 to 34 g (0.99 to 1.2 oz).
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