- Asthenes modesta
Identification
- Brown upperparts
- Grey head
- Pale underparts
- Dull streaked breast
- Brown tail, rufous edging
- White supercilium
Similar Species
Canyon Canastero has a longer tail and is more evenly rufous on upperpart including upper tail. They overlap in part but Cordilleran Canastero continues further up in elevation than Canyon.
Distribution
South America: found in Peru, Bolivia, Chile and Argentina.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
Five subspecies are recognized[1]:
- A.m. proxima:
- Central and south-eastern Peru (Junín and Cuzco)
- A.m. modesta:
- A.m. rostrata:
- Andes of northern Bolivia (Cochabamba)
- A.m. serrana:
- Central Argentina (south to Santa Cruz)
- A.m. australis:
- Andes of Chile (Atacama to Colchagua) and adjacent Argentina
Three further subspecies (cordobae, hilereti and navasi) are no longer generally recognised[2]
Habitat
Grasslands and rocky scrub.
Behaviour
Likes to run on the ground with tail held upwards.
References
- Clements, JF. 2010. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2010. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/Clements%206.5.xls/view
- Avibase
- http://birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=159193 Birdforum thread] discussing id of this species
- Alvaro Jaramillo. 2003. Birds of Chile. Princeton Field Guides. ISBN 0-691-11740-3
- Wikipedia
- Arthur Grosset
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Cordilleran Canastero. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 13 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Cordilleran_Canastero
External Links
This link searches for Cordilleran Canastero under the Chilean name of Canastero Chico