Huancavelica Canastero (Asthenes huancavelicae)

Family
Furnariidae (Ovenbirds)

Size
15 - 16.50 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Morrison, 1938)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical high altitude shrubland. From 1,800 - 4,800 m.

Range (Guide)

Peru.

Andes of western and south-central Peru (locally in Ancash, also Huancavelica and Ayacucho).

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2012).

Status NT
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (3)...)

Pale-tailed Canastero (Asthenes huancavelicae) [XC333328]
by Josh Beck from Izcuchaca, Peru (song)

Pale-tailed Canastero (Asthenes huancavelicae) [XC296827]
by Josh Beck from Pueblo Libre, Peru (song)

Subspecies
In Collar et al. (1992, 1994), Asthenes dorbignyi (Sibley and Monroe 1990, 1993) was split into Creamy-breasted Canastero (Asthenes dorbignyi), Huancavelica Canastero (Asthenes huancavelicae) (including Asthenes usheri, a form previously considered specifically distinct in Collar and Andrew 1988) and Arequipa Canastero (Asthenes arequipae) following Fjelds� and Schulenberg (unpublished manuscript). However, evidence for the separate status of Huancavelica Canastero (Asthenes huancavelicae) and Arequipa Canastero (Asthenes arequipae) was considered insufficient for them to be recognised by Remsen (2003) and Remsen et al. (2005), and thus dorbignyi, huancavelicae and arequipae have subsequently been lumped back into Creamy-breasted Canastero (Asthenes dorbignyi) following Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993).

Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Creamy-breasted Canastero (Asthenes dorbignyi).

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

usheri Morrison, 1947 - Andes of south-central Peru (Apur��mac). Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, White-tailed Canastero (Asthenes usheri).
huancavelicae Morrison, 1938 - Andes of western and south-central Peru (locally in Ancash, also Huancavelica and Ayacucho). Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Huancavelica Canastero (Asthenes huancavelicae). Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Creamy-breasted Canastero (Asthenes dorbignyi).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Huancavelica Canastero (Asthenes huancavelicae) - 3 files

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