Many-striped canastero

Many-striped canastero
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Furnariidae
Genus:	Asthenes
Species:	A. flammulata
Binomial name
	Asthenes flammulata; (Jardine, 1850)
Subspecies
	See text

The many-striped canastero (Asthenes flammulata) is a species of passerine bird in the family Furnariidae (Ovenbirds) that is native to the Andes in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.

Taxonomy

The many-striped canastero is a member of the genus Asthenes. It was described by William Jardine in 1850, from a specimen taken in Andean tablelands near Quito. The nominotypical subspecies Asthenes flammulata flammulata was known as Jardine's spine-tail.[2] Five subspecies are recognized:

Asthenes flammulata multostriata (Sclater, 1858) - eastern Andes of Colombia
Asthenes flammulata quindiana (Chapman, 1915) - central Andes of Colombia
Asthenes flammulata flammulata (Jardine, 1850) - Colombia, Ecuador and Peru
Asthenes flammulata pallida Carriker, 1933 - northwestern Peru
Asthenes flammulata taczanowskii (von Berlepsch & Stolzmann, 1894) - north and central Peru

Description

Rionegro, Antioquia, Colombia

The many-striped canastero is a small suboscine passerine bird, measuring approximately 16—18cm (6.25—7 inches).[3][4] It is brown-black above, with fine tawny streaking on the crown, ochraceous streaking on the mantle, a slender buff eyebrow, rufous-chestnut colouration in the flight feathers, and orange-buff on the face and chin.[3] Individuals in the Colombian East Andes tend to have darker chin patches, while those in Peru have paler white throats and more minimal streaking.[3] It is visually similar and can be mistaken for the streak-backed canastero (Asthenes wyatti), but is more more heavily streaked overall and has more obvious distinction between colours.[3]

Acanama Reserve - Ecuador

The song is a dry, accelerating trill that descends in pitch. Calls are varied, and include low descending "mew" calls, low pitches "weeew" notes that rise and then fall in pitch, and low buzzy notes.[4]

Behaviour and distribution

The many-striped canastero is found in the Andes, from Norte de Santander south through Central Peru, with local distribution in Ancash and Junín.[3] It is widely distributed in high altitude (2900—4400m) grasslands, and is common in páramo and puna grassland with scattered shrubs.[3][4] It forages on and near the ground by hopping and running.[3][5] Many-striped canasteros tend to keep their tails in a cocked posture.[5] They can be inconspicuous, skulking and sneaking, but will perch openly when calm, especially early in the day.[3] When flushed they fly for short stretches and duck into cover quickly.[5]

It is replaced in central and southern Peru by the Junín canastero (Asthenes virgata), and though the species are visually similar there is minimal overlap in their range distribution.[4] Hybridization with the Junín canastero has been identified, which may result in a morphologically intermediate population in Central Peru.[6]

References

BirdLife International (2016). "Asthenes flammulata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22702572A93880400. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22702572A93880400.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
Hellmayr, Carl Eduard; Boardman Conover, Henry (1925). Catalogue of Birds of the Americas and the Adjacent Islands in Field Museum of Natural History. Vol. 4. Field Museum of Natural History Chicago. Chicago: Field Museum of Natural History Chicago. pp. 150–153.
Ridgely, Robert S. (2009). Field guide to the songbirds of South America: the passerines. Guy Tudor (1st ed.). Austin, TX: University of Texas Press. ISBN 978-0-292-71748-0. OCLC 277196474.
Schulenberg, Thomas S. (2010). Birds of Peru: Revised and Updated Edition. Douglas F. Stotz, Daniel F. Lane, John P. O'Neill, Theodore A., III Parker, Dr. Antonio Brack Egg (Revised and Updated ed.). Princeton: Princeton University Press. p. 322. ISBN 978-1-4008-3449-5. OCLC 703137510.
Lentino, Miguel; Restall, Robin; Rodner, Clemencia (2006). Birds of Northern South America Volume 1: Species Accounts. David Ascanio, Guy Kirwan, Bruno Walther, Olivier Tostain, Shaun Peters. London: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc. pp. 344–345. ISBN 978-1-4729-8160-8. OCLC 1139940170.
McCarthy, Eugene M. (2006). Handbook of Avian Hybrids of the World. New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 205–206. ISBN 978-0-19-804041-5. OCLC 466425321.

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[iucn_status_11_November_2021-1] BirdLife International (2016). "Asthenes flammulata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22702572A93880400. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22702572A93880400.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.

[2] Hellmayr, Carl Eduard; Boardman Conover, Henry (1925). Catalogue of Birds of the Americas and the Adjacent Islands in Field Museum of Natural History. Vol. 4. Field Museum of Natural History Chicago. Chicago: Field Museum of Natural History Chicago. pp. 150–153.

[:0-3] Ridgely, Robert S. (2009). Field guide to the songbirds of South America: the passerines. Guy Tudor (1st ed.). Austin, TX: University of Texas Press. ISBN 978-0-292-71748-0. OCLC 277196474.

[:1-4] Schulenberg, Thomas S. (2010). Birds of Peru: Revised and Updated Edition. Douglas F. Stotz, Daniel F. Lane, John P. O'Neill, Theodore A., III Parker, Dr. Antonio Brack Egg (Revised and Updated ed.). Princeton: Princeton University Press. p. 322. ISBN 978-1-4008-3449-5. OCLC 703137510.

[:2-5] Lentino, Miguel; Restall, Robin; Rodner, Clemencia (2006). Birds of Northern South America Volume 1: Species Accounts. David Ascanio, Guy Kirwan, Bruno Walther, Olivier Tostain, Shaun Peters. London: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc. pp. 344–345. ISBN 978-1-4729-8160-8. OCLC 1139940170.

[6] McCarthy, Eugene M. (2006). Handbook of Avian Hybrids of the World. New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 205–206. ISBN 978-0-19-804041-5. OCLC 466425321.