Rusty-vented canastero

The rusty-vented canastero (Asthenes dorbignyi), or creamy-breasted canastero, is a species of bird in the family Furnariidae.

Rusty-vented canastero

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Furnariidae
Genus: Asthenes
Species:
A. dorbignyi
Binomial name
Asthenes dorbignyi
(Reichenbach, 1853)
Subspecies

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Synonyms
  • Bathmidura dorbignyi
  • Thripophaga dorbignyi

Taxonomy and systematics

The rusty-vented canastero was originally described in the genus Bathmidura (a synonym for Pachyramphus). There are two subspecies of the rusty-vented canastero recognized: consobrina of southwestern Bolivia, and dorbignyi of central Bolivia and northwestern Argentina. Many authorities still consider the dark-winged canastero as a subspecies of the rusty-vented canastero. Also, it is possible that rusty-vented canastero is not a member of the genus Asthenes at all, but instead belongs to the genus Phacellodomus.[2]

Description

The rusty-vented canastero is brown or rufous brown above, usually with a rufous rump, and with pale gray or whitish underparts (throat, breast, and belly). The tail is blackish, but the outer rectrices are rufous, buffy or whitish in color.
The rusty-vented canastero is common in most areas within its range,[3] but some subspecies are restricted to small geographic areas and so potentially are vulnerable to habitat loss or degradation.[2]

Distribution and habitat

It is found in the eastern Andes in southeastern Peru, Chile, Bolivia and northwestern Argentina. Its habitat is montane scrub or open Polylepis forest.

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References
  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Asthenes dorbignyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. J. V. Remsen, 2003, Family Furnariidae (Ovenbirds), pages 162-357 in Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 8 (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, and D. A. Christie, editors). Lynx Edicions, Barcelona
  3. http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=31136&m=0 BirdLife International
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