Canyon Canastero - BirdForum Opus

Asthenes pudibunda

Identification

• Brown upperparts
• Pale grey underparts
• Greyish head
• Whitish supercilium
• Orange or whitish throat patch
• Rufous wings, lower flanks and tail

Distribution

South America: found in Peru and Chile.

Taxonomy

Subspecies^[1]

There are 2 subspecies:

• A. p. neglecta:

• Andes of western Peru (Ancash)

• A. p. pudibunda:

• Polylepis zone of Peru (La Libertad to Tacna)

An additional subspecies grisior is not recognised by all authorities^[2].

Habitat

High-altitude shrubland at heights around 2,400 and 3,700 m asl.

Behaviour

Spends most of its time within the scrub or on the ground beneath it.

Voice

Trilling song of about 3 seconds duration first increases in pitch and decreases at the end.

References

1. Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
2. Avibase
3. Arthur Grosset
4. Jaramillo, A. 2003. Birds of Chile. Princeton & Oxford: Princeton Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0691117409
5. Neotropical birds

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Canyon Canastero. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 15 October 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Canyon_Canastero

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