Juvenile Male. It was singing as it flitted from bush to bush, seeking food
Photo by Peter Bono
On the boardwalk at the Seno Otway penguin colony, Punta Arenas, Chile, February 2003
Photo by Peter Bono
On the boardwalk at the Seno Otway penguin colony, Punta Arenas, Chile, February 2003
- Asthenes anthoides
Identification
16–17 cm
- Brown striped back
- Buff supercilium
- Short tail
Distribution
South America: found in extreme southern Chile and southern Argentina to Tierra del Fuego and Staten Island (Isla de los Estados).
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Dry shrubland and temperate coastal grasslands
Behaviour
Breeding
It builds large, domed nests made of sticks or grass.
Diet
Their main diet consists of arthropods.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved December 2014)
- Wikipedia
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Austral Canastero. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 2 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Austral_Canastero
External Links
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