Cordilleran canastero
| Cordilleran canastero | |
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| Cordilleran canastero at San Pedro de Atacama, Antofagasta Region, Chile | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Furnariidae |
| Genus: | Asthenes |
| Species: | A. modesta |
| Binomial name | |
| Asthenes modesta (Eyton, 1852) | |
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The cordilleran canastero (Asthenes modesta) is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru. Its natural habitats are temperate grassland and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland. Seven subspecies are recognized:
- A. m. proxima (Chapman, 1921) - Peru
- A. m. modesta (Eyton, 1852) - Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru
- A. m. hilereti (Oustalet, 1904) - Tucumán and Catamarca, Argentina
- A. m. rostrata (von Berlepsch, 1901) - Bolivia
- A. m. serrana Nores, 1986 - Argentina
- A. m. cordobae Nores & Yzurieta, 1980 - Argentina. Includes former subspecies A. m. navasi (Remsen, 2003)
- A. m. australis Hellmayr, 1925 - Chile and Argentina
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Asthenes modesta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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