The earthcreepers are several South American species of birds in the family Furnariidae: Genus Upucerthia: White-throated earthcreeper (Upucerthia albigula) Scale-throated earthcreeper (Upucerthia dumetaria) Plain-breasted earthcreeper (Upucerthia jelskii) Striated earthcreeper (Upucerthia serrana) Buff-breasted earthcreeper (Upucerthia validirostris) Genus Ochetorhynchus: Rock earthcreeper (Ochetorhynchus andaecola) – formerly in genus Upucerthia. Straight-billed earthcreeper (Ochetorhynchus ruficaudus ) – formerly in genus Upucerthia. Band-tailed earthcreeper (Ochetorhynchus phoenicurus) – formerly in monotypic genus Eremobius. Genus Tarphonomus Bolivian earthcreeper (Tarphonomus harterti) – formerly in genus Upucerthia. Chaco earthcreeper (Tarphonomus certhioides) – formerly in genus Upucerthia. Birds by common name