Striated Earthcreeper

SCI Name:  Geocerthia serrana
Protonym:  Upucerthia serrana Proc.Zool.Soc.London(1874) (1874), Pt4 p.525
Taxonomy:  Passeriformes / Furnariidae / Geocerthia
Taxonomy Code:  strear1
Type Locality:  Junin and Acancocha, Peru.
Author:  Taczanowski
Publish Year:  1875
IUCN Status:  Least Concern

DEFINITIONS

GEOCERTHIA
(Furnariidae; † Striated Earthcreeper G. serrana) Gr. γεω- geō-  ground-  < γη gē  earth; genus Certhia Linnaeus, 1758, treecreeper; "Geocerthia Chesser and Claramunt, genus nov.   Type species. Upucerthia serrana Taczanowski, 1875.   Included species. Geocerthia serrana (Taczanowski, 1875) comb. nov., Striated Earthcreeper.  ...   Geocerthia differs from true Upucerthia earthcreepers, which have long, thin, highly decurved bills, by its somparatively shorter and stouter decurved bill and its overall darker plumage.  Distinguished from all Cinclodes and Upucerthia species by its rufous wings, uppertail coverts, and tail.  Lacks the wing-band typical of Cinclodes species.   Etymology. From the Greek geo (earth) and certhia (treecreeper), referring to the terrestrial habits of G. serrana and to its bill, which resembles those of the treecreepers.  The construction of the name is a direct parallel to the English name earthcreeper. The name is feminine." (Chesser & Claramunt 2009); "Geocerthia Chesser and Claramunt in Chesser, Claramunt, Derryberry and Brumfield, 2009, Zootaxa, 2213, p. 64.  Type, by original designation and monotypy, Upucerthia serrana Taczanowski, 1875." (JAJ 2020).

serrana / serranus
Portuguese serra  mountain range / Spanish sierra and cerro  mountain range  < L. serra  saw.
● Serra da Esperança, Paraná, Brazil (syn. Ara maracana).
● Cerro Famatina, La Rioja, Argentina (subsp. Asthenes modesta).
● Serra de Santa Helena, Sete Lagôas, Minas Gerais, Brazil (Formicivora).
● Sierra region of Acancocha, Junín, Peru (Geocerthia).
● Sierra and puna region of Junín, Peru (Larus).
● Sierra region, alt. 9,000-14,000ft., of Peru (Turdus).

SUBSPECIES

Striated Earthcreeper (serrana)
SCI Name: Geocerthia serrana serrana
serrana / serranus
Portuguese serra  mountain range / Spanish sierra and cerro  mountain range  < L. serra  saw.
● Serra da Esperança, Paraná, Brazil (syn. Ara maracana).
● Cerro Famatina, La Rioja, Argentina (subsp. Asthenes modesta).
● Serra de Santa Helena, Sete Lagôas, Minas Gerais, Brazil (Formicivora).
● Sierra region of Acancocha, Junín, Peru (Geocerthia).
● Sierra and puna region of Junín, Peru (Larus).
● Sierra region, alt. 9,000-14,000ft., of Peru (Turdus).

Striated Earthcreeper (huancavelicae)
SCI Name: Geocerthia serrana huancavelicae
huancavelicae
Huancavelica, Peru.