Pale-tailed canastero

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Pale-tailed canastero
Asthenes huancavelicae - Huancavelica Canastero; Áncash, Peru.jpg

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Furnariidae
Genus: Asthenes
Species:
A. huancavelicae
Binomial name
Asthenes huancavelicae
, 1938
Asthenes dorbignyi huancavelicae map.svg
Synonyms
  • Asthenes dorbignyi huancavelicae
  • Thripophaga huancavelicae

The pale-tailed canastero (Asthenes huancavelicae), is a species of bird in the family Furnariidae. It is found in South America in south-central Peru.[2]

Taxonomy and systematics[]

The pale-tailed canastero was originally described as a subspecies of the rusty-vented canastero and some authorities still consider it as such. Alternate names for the pale-tailed canastero include the Huancavelica canastero and white-tailed canastero.

Subspecies[]

Two subspecies of the pale-tailed canastero are recognized:

  • Asthenes huancavelicae usheri - , 1947: Found in Apurimac (south-central Peru). Considered as vulnerable by the IUCN.
  • Asthenes huancavelicae huancavelicae - Morrison, 1938: Found in Ancash, Huancavelica and Ayacucho (western and south-central Peru)

References[]

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2021). "Asthenes huancavelicae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T103673286A191366542. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T103673286A191366542.en. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Ovenbirds & woodcreepers « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2017-04-15.


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