- Austral Canastero
Taxobox
name = Austral Canastero
status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1
regnum =Animalia
phylum =Chordata
classis =Aves
ordo =Passeriformes
familia =Furnariidae
genus = "Asthenes "
species = "A. anthoides"
binomial = "Asthenes anthoides"
binomial_authority = (King, 1831)
synonyms = The Austral Canastero ("Asthenes anthoides") is a species ofbird in theFurnariidae family, the ovenbirds.It is found in southernArgentina and northern regions ofTierra del Fuego ; the range extends northwestwards into southernChile , as a migration region in theaustral winter . In Chile it is mostly a non-breeding bird, except on the eastern border with Argentina, in the Andean cordillera where it is a resident breeder.Its natural
habitat s are subtropical or tropical dryshrubland and temperategrassland .The name "canastero" comes from Spanish and means "basket-maker", referring to the species' large, domed
nest s made of sticks or grass.References
* BirdLife International 2004. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/2205/all Asthenes anthoides] . [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on 25 July 2007.
External links
* [http://vireo.acnatsci.org/search.html?Form=Search&SEARCHBY=Common&KEYWORDS=austral+canastero&showwhat=images&AGE=All&SEX=All&ACT=All&Search=Search&VIEW=All&ORIENTATION=All&RESULTS=24 Austral Canastero photo gallery] VIREO
* [http://www.avesdechile.cl/416en.htm Photo-High Res & Article] ; [http://www.avesdechile.cl/416a.jpgPhoto-Medium Res] avesdechile
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