Cordilleran canastero

The cordilleran canastero (Asthenes modesta) is a species of bird in the family Furnariidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru. Its natural habitats are temperate grassland and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland.

Cordilleran canastero
at San Pedro de Atacama, Antofagasta Region, Chile
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Furnariidae
Genus: Asthenes
Species:
A. modesta
Binomial name
Asthenes modesta
(Eyton, 1852)
Subspecies

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Seven subspecies are recognized:

  • Asthenes modesta proxima (Chapman, 1921) - Peru
  • Asthenes modesta modesta (Eyton, 1852) - Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru
  • Asthenes modesta hilereti (Oustalet, 1904) - Tucumán and Catamarca, Argentina
  • Asthenes modesta rostrata (von Berlepsch, 1901) - Bolivia
  • A. m. serrana Nores, 1986 - Argentina
  • Asthenes modesta cordobae Nores & Yzurieta, 1980 - Argentina. Includes former subspecies A. m. navasi (Remsen, 2003)
  • Asthenes modesta australis Hellmayr, 1925 - Chile and Argentina

References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Asthenes modesta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22702511A93878449. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22702511A93878449.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.


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