Rusty-vented canastero
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Furnariidae |
| Genus: | Asthenes |
| Species: | A. dorbignyi
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| Asthenes dorbignyi (Reichenbach, 1853)
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The rusty-vented canastero (Asthenes dorbignyi), or creamy-breasted canastero, is a species of bird in the family Furnariidae.
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.
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Asthenes dorbignyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
{{cite journal}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - ^ a b 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
- ^ http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=31136&m=0 BirdLife International