Austral Canastero
A species of Typical canasteros and thistletails Scientific name : Asthenes anthoides Genus : Typical canasteros and thistletails
Austral Canastero, A species of Typical canasteros and thistletails
Botanical name: Asthenes anthoides
Genus: Typical canasteros and thistletails
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Description
The austral canastero (Asthenes anthoides) is a species of bird in the family Furnariidae, the ovenbirds. It is found in southern Argentina and northern regions of Tierra del Fuego; the range extends northwestwards into southern Chile, as a migration region in the austral 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 habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and temperate grassland. The name "canastero" comes from Spanish and means "basket-maker", referring to the species' large, domed nests made of sticks or grass. 
Size
17 cm
Nest Placement
Shrub
Dite type
Insectivorous
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