Austral canastero

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.

Austral canastero
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Furnariidae
Genus: Asthenes
Species:
A. anthoides
Binomial name
Asthenes anthoides
(King, 1831)

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

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Asthenes anthoides". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)



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