- Pseudasthenes humicola
Asthenes humicola
Identification
- Dark brown wings
- Rufous shoulder
- Grey throat and breast, dark streaked
- White supercilium
- Dark eyeline
- Black tail
Distribution
South America: an endemic species to central Chile.
Taxonomy
This is a member of the Ovenbird family, Furnariidae.
Moved to the genus Pseudasthenes in 2010.[1][2]
Subspecies
Three subspecies are recognized[1]:
- P. h. goodalli:
- Andes of northern Chile (south-west Antofogasta)
- P. h. humicola:
- Northern and central Chile (Atacama to northern Maule)
- P. h. polysticta:
- Southern Chile (southern Maule, Concepci¢n and Malleco)
Habitat
It can be found in shrubby, matorral-like environment scrubland. Arid and semi arid scrub to 1200 m.
Behaviour
It is quite skulking, only occasionally coming out of the bush for a few seconds, to look for food in the ground.
References
- Clements, JF. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
- Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2010. IOC World Bird Names (version 2.7). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.
- Birdforum thread discussing genus Pseudasthenes
- Arthur Grosset
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Dusky-tailed Canastero. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 3 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Dusky-tailed_Canastero
