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| − | ''Asthenes'' is a genus in the Family [[:Category:Furnariidae|Furnariidae]].<br/ > | + | ''Asthenes'' is a genus in the Family [[:Category:Furnariidae|Furnariidae]]. A recent paper proposes to place four of these species in a new genus ''Pseudasthenes'': [[Dusky-tailed Canastero]], [[Patagonian Canastero]], [[Steinbach's Canastero]], and [[Cactus Canastero]]. |
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==References== | ==References== | ||
# Alvaro Jaramillo. 2003. Birds of Chile. Princeton Field Guides. ISBN 0-691-11740-3 | # Alvaro Jaramillo. 2003. Birds of Chile. Princeton Field Guides. ISBN 0-691-11740-3 | ||
| + | # [http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?p=1757218#post1757218 BirdForum thread] discussing the possible splitting of this genus. | ||
[[Category:Furnariidae]] | [[Category:Furnariidae]] | ||
Revision as of 21:00, 11 March 2010
Genus: Asthenes
Description
The name Canastero mean basket-weaver because the nests of these birds do remind of a basket. These Ovenbirds tend to run around with relatively long tails raised vertically.
Taxonomy
Asthenes is a genus in the Family Furnariidae. A recent paper proposes to place four of these species in a new genus Pseudasthenes: Dusky-tailed Canastero, Patagonian Canastero, Steinbach's Canastero, and Cactus Canastero.
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| A. dorbignyi | Creamy-breasted Canastero | ||
| A. berlepschi | Berlepsch's Canastero | ||
| A. baeri | Short-billed Canastero | ||
| A. luizae | Cipo Canastero | ||
| A. hudsoni | Hudson's Canastero | ||
| A. anthoides | Austral Canastero | ||
| A. urubambensis | Line-fronted Canastero | ||
| A. flammulata | Many-striped Canastero | ||
| A. virgata | Junin Canastero | ||
| A. maculicauda | Scribble-tailed Canastero | ||
| A. wyatti | Streak-backed Canastero | ||
| A. sclateri | Puna Canastero | ||
| A. humilis | Streak-throated Canastero | ||
| A. modesta | Cordilleran Canastero | ||
| A. moreirae | Itatiaia Spinetail | ||
| A. pyrrholeuca | Sharp-billed Canastero | ||
| A. harterti | Black-throated Thistletail | ||
| A. helleri | Puna Thistletail | ||
| A. ayacuchensis | Ayacucho Thistletail | ||
| A. vilcabambae | Vilcabamba Thistletail | ||
| A. pudibunda | Canyon Canastero | ||
| A. ottonis | Rusty-fronted Canastero | ||
| A. heterura | Maquis Canastero | ||
| A. palpebralis | Eye-ringed Thistletail | ||
| A. coryi | Ochre-browed Thistletail | ||
| A. perijana | Perija Thistletail | ||
| A. fuliginosa | White-chinned Thistletail | ||
| A. griseomurina | Mouse-colored Thistletail | ||
References
- Alvaro Jaramillo. 2003. Birds of Chile. Princeton Field Guides. ISBN 0-691-11740-3
- BirdForum thread discussing the possible splitting of this genus.
Pages in category ‘Asthenes’
The following 28 pages are in this category, out of 28 total.
