Austral canastero
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Furnariidae |
| Genus: | Asthenes |
| Species: | A. anthoides
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| Binomial name | |
| Asthenes anthoides (King, 1831)
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The austral canastero (Asthenes anthoides) is a species of bird in the family Furnariidae, the ovenbirds. It is found in southern Argentina and northern regions of Tierra del Fuego; the range extends northwestwards into southern Chile, as a migration region in the austral winter. In Chile it is mostly a non-breeding bird, except on the eastern border with Argentina, in the Andean cordillera where it is a resident breeder.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and temperate grassland.
The name "canastero" comes from Spanish and means "basket-maker", referring to the species' large, domed nests made of sticks or grass.
References[]
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Asthenes anthoides". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22702566A93879970. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22702566A93879970.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
External links[]
- Austral canastero photo gallery VIREO
- Photo-High Res & Article; Photo-Medium Res avesdechile
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Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Asthenes
- Birds of Patagonia
- Birds of Tierra del Fuego
- Birds described in 1831
- Furnariidae stubs