Cordilleran Canastero
Asthenes modesta(Eyton, TC, 1852)
English (US) Cordilleran Canastero
The Cordilleran Canastero (Asthenes modesta) 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 modesta
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Cordilleran Canastero
- Described by
- (Eyton, TC, 1852)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 7 subspecies for this species.
- Asthenes modesta proxima
- Asthenes modesta modesta
- Asthenes modesta hilereti
- Asthenes modesta rostrata
- Asthenes modesta serrana
- Asthenes modesta cordobae
- Asthenes modesta australis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Synallaxis modestus
- Described by
- (Eyton, TC, 1852)
- Type locality
- Bolivia (?).
- Original description
- Contributions to ornithology Ois. p.159 pl.81 fig.2
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers
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Many-striped Canastero
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Junin Canastero
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Scribble-tailed Canastero
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Streak-backed Canastero
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Streak-throated Canastero
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Itatiaia Spinetail
Asthenes moreirae
Sharp-billed Canastero
Asthenes pyrrholeuca
Black-throated Thistletail
Asthenes harterti
Puna Thistletail
Asthenes helleri
Ayacucho Thistletail
Asthenes ayacuchensis
Vilcabamba Thistletail
Asthenes vilcabambae
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