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Canastero

Canasteros and thistletails are small passerine birds of South America belonging to the genus Asthenes. The name "canastero" comes from Spanish and means "basket-maker", referring to the large, domed nests these species make of sticks or grass. They feed on insects and other invertebrates.

Austral canasteroW
Austral canastero

The austral canastero 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.

Ayacucho thistletailW
Ayacucho thistletail

The Ayacucho thistletail is a species of bird in the family Furnariidae. It is endemic to northern Ayacucho, Peru.

Berlepsch's canasteroW
Berlepsch's canastero

Berlepsch's canastero is a species of the ovenbird family, Furnariidae. It is endemic to Bolivia.

Black-throated thistletailW
Black-throated thistletail

The black-throated thistletail is a species of bird in the family Furnariidae. It is endemic to Bolivia.

Canyon canasteroW
Canyon canastero

The canyon canastero is a species of bird in the family Furnariidae. It is found in Chile and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forest and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland. Three subspecies are recognized:Asthenes pudibunda neglecta (Cory, 1916) - Peru Asthenes pudibunda pudibunda (Sclater, 1874) - Peru Asthenes pudibunda grisior Koepcke, M., 1961 - Peru and Chile

Cipo canasteroW
Cipo canastero

The Cipó canastero is a bird endemic to the Brazilian interior. It was discovered in 1985.

Cordilleran canasteroW
Cordilleran canastero

The cordilleran canastero is a species of bird in the family Furnariidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru. Its natural habitats are temperate grassland and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland.

Dark-winged canasteroW
Dark-winged canastero

The dark-winged canastero, or Arequipa canastero, is a species of bird in the family Furnariidae. It is found in South America in south-western Peru, western Bolivia, and northern Chile.

Eye-ringed thistletailW
Eye-ringed thistletail

The eye-ringed thistletail is a species of bird in the family Furnariidae. It is endemic to central Peru.

Hudson's canasteroW
Hudson's canastero

Hudson's canastero is a species of bird in the family Furnariidae. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Its natural habitat is temperate grassland. It is named after Argentine-British ornithologist William Henry Hudson.

Itatiaia spinetailW
Itatiaia spinetail

The Itatiaia spinetail, also known as the Itatiaia thistletail, is a species of bird in the family Furnariidae. It was previously placed as the only member of the genus Oreophylax, however recent classification has placed it in the genus Asthenes. It is endemic to southeastern Brazil. Its common name refers to the Itatiaia region. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland.

Junín canasteroW
Junín canastero

The Junín canastero is a species of bird in the family Furnariidae. It is endemic to Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland.

Line-fronted canasteroW
Line-fronted canastero

The line-fronted canastero is a species of bird in the family Furnariidae. It is found in Bolivia and Peru.

Many-striped canasteroW
Many-striped canastero

The many-striped canastero is a species of bird in the family Furnariidae.

Maquis canasteroW
Maquis canastero

The maquis canastero, iquico or iquico canastero is a species of bird in the family Furnariidae.

Mouse-colored thistletailW
Mouse-colored thistletail

The mouse-colored thistletail is a species of bird in the family Furnariidae. It is found in Ecuador and Peru.

Ochre-browed thistletailW
Ochre-browed thistletail

The ochre-browed thistletail is a species of bird in the family Furnariidae. It is endemic to western Venezuela.

Pale-tailed canasteroW
Pale-tailed canastero

The pale-tailed canastero, is a species of bird in the family Furnariidae. It is found in South America in south-central Peru.

Perijá thistletailW
Perijá thistletail

The Perijá thistletail is a species of bird in the family Furnariidae. It is endemic to the Perijá Mountains in Colombia and Venezuela.

Puna canasteroW
Puna canastero

The puna canastero is a species of bird in the family Furnariidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia and Peru. Its natural habitats are temperate grassland and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland. Five subspecies are recognized:Asthenes sclateri punensis (von Berlepsch & Stolzmann, 1901) - Bolivia and Peru Asthenes sclateri cuchacanchae (Chapman, 1921) - Bolivia and northwest Argentina (Salta) Asthenes sclateri lilloi (Oustalet, 1904) - northwest Argentina Asthenes sclateri sclateri (Cabanis, 1878) - Sierra de Córdoba of central Argentina Asthenes sclateri brunnescens Nores & Yzurieta, 1983 - Sierra de San Luis of central Argentina

Puna thistletailW
Puna thistletail

The puna thistletail is a species of bird in the family Furnariidae. It is found in Peru and Bolivia.

Rusty-fronted canasteroW
Rusty-fronted canastero

The rusty-fronted canastero is a species of bird in the family Furnariidae. It is endemic to Peru.

Rusty-vented canasteroW
Rusty-vented canastero

The rusty-vented canastero, or creamy-breasted canastero, is a species of bird in the family Furnariidae.

Scribble-tailed canasteroW
Scribble-tailed canastero

The scribble-tailed canastero is a species of bird in the family Furnariidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, and Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland.

Sharp-billed canasteroW
Sharp-billed canastero

The sharp-billed canastero or lesser canastero is a species of bird in the family Furnariidae, the ovenbirds.

Short-billed canasteroW
Short-billed canastero

The short-billed canastero is a species of bird in the family Furnariidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.

Streak-backed canasteroW
Streak-backed canastero

The streak-backed canastero is a species of bird in the family Furnariidae. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland. Seven subspecies are recognized:Asthenes wyatti wyatti (Sclater & Salvin, 1871) - eastern Andes of northern Colombia Asthenes wyatti sanctaemartae Todd, 1950 - Santa Marta Mountains Asthenes wyatti perijana Phelps Jr, 1977) - northeastern Colombia and northwestern Venezuela Asthenes wyatti mucuchiesi Phelps & Gilliard, 1941 - Mérida and Trujillo Asthenes wyatti aequatorialis (Chapman, 1921) - central Ecuador Asthenes wyatti azuay (Chapman, 1923) - southern Ecuador Asthenes wyatti graminicola (Sclater, 1874) - Peru

Streak-throated canasteroW
Streak-throated canastero

The streak-throated canastero is a species of bird in the family Furnariidae. It is found in Bolivia and Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland. Three subspecies are recognized:Asthenes humilis cajamarcae Zimmer, JT, 1936 - northwestern Peru Asthenes humilis humilis (Cabanis, 1873) - central Peru Asthenes humilis robusta (von Berlepsch, 1901) - southern Peru and northern Bolivia

Vilcabamba thistletailW
Vilcabamba thistletail

The Vilcabamba thistletail is a species of bird in the family Furnariidae. It is endemic to the Vilcabamba Mountains of Peru.

White-chinned thistletailW
White-chinned thistletail

The white-chinned thistletail or "colicardo barbiblanco" is a species of bird in the family Furnariidae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland.