Steinbach's canastero

Steinbach's canastero (Pseudasthenes steinbachi) or the chestnut canastero, is a species of bird in the canastero genus Asthenes in the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is endemic to western Argentina. Its natural habitat is steep valleys in subtropical high-altitude shrubland from 650–3,000 m (2,130–9,840 ft) above sea-level.

Steinbach's canastero

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Furnariidae
Genus: Pseudasthenes
Species:
P. steinbachi
Binomial name
Pseudasthenes steinbachi
(Hartert, 1909)

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Pseudasthenes steinbachi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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