- Asthenes pudibunda
Identification
- Brown upperparts
- Pale grey underparts
- Greyish head
- Whitish supercilium
- Orange or whitish throat patch
- Rufous wings, lower flanks and tail
Distribution
South America: found in Peru and Chile.
Taxonomy
Subspecies[1]
There are 2 subspecies:
- A. p. neglecta:
- Andes of western Peru (Ancash)
- A. p. pudibunda:
- Polylepis zone of Peru (La Libertad to Tacna)
An additional subspecies grisior is not recognised by all authorities[2].
Habitat
High-altitude shrubland at heights around 2,400 and 3,700 m asl.
Behaviour
Spends most of its time within the scrub or on the ground beneath it.
Voice
Trilling song of about 3 seconds duration first increases in pitch and decreases at the end.
References
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Avibase
- Arthur Grosset
- Jaramillo, A. 2003. Birds of Chile. Princeton & Oxford: Princeton Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0691117409
- Neotropical birds
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Canyon Canastero. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 28 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Canyon_Canastero
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
