Dusky-tailed Canastero
Pseudasthenes humicola(Kittlitz, FH, 1830)
English (US) Dusky-tailed Canastero
The Dusky-tailed Canastero (Pseudasthenes humicola) 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
- Pseudasthenes humicola
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Dusky-tailed Canastero
- Described by
- (Kittlitz, FH, 1830)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Pseudasthenes humicola goodalli
- Pseudasthenes humicola humicola
- Pseudasthenes humicola polysticta
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Synnalaxis humicola
- Described by
- (Kittlitz, FH, 1830)
- Type locality
- near Valparaiso, Chile.
- Original description
- Mémoires de l'Académie Impériale des Sciences de St. Pétersbourg 1(1831) p.185
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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