Many-striped canastero
The many-striped canastero (Asthenes flammulata) is a species of bird in the family Furnariidae.
Acanama Reserve - Ecuador
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Furnariidae |
| Genus: | Asthenes |
| Species: | A. flammulata |
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| Asthenes flammulata (Jardine, 1850) | |
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It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland. Five subspecies are recognized:
- A. f. multostriata (Sclater, 1858) - eastern Andes of Colombia
- A. f. quindiana (Chapman, 1915) - central Andes of Colombia
- A. f. flammulata (Jardine, 1850) - Colombia, Ecuador and Peru
- A. f. pallida Carriker, 1933 - northwestern Peru
- A. f. taczanowskii (von Berlepsch & Stolzmann, 1894) - north and central Peru
References
- BirdLife International (2012). "Asthenes flammulata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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