Pale-tailed Canastero
Asthenes huancavelicaeMorrison, ARG, 1938
English (US) Pale-tailed Canastero
The Pale-tailed Canastero (Asthenes huancavelicae) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Furnariidae (Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Asthenes huancavelicae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Pale-tailed Canastero
- Described by
- Morrison, ARG, 1938
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Asthenes huancavelicae usheri
- Asthenes huancavelicae huancavelicae
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Asthenes d'orbignyi huancavelicae
- Described by
- Morrison, ARG, 1938
- Type locality
- Yauli, 11,000 feet, Huancavelica, Peru.
- Original description
- Ibis ser.14, vol.2, no.4 p.774
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Hudson's Canastero
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Austral Canastero
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Line-fronted Canastero
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