Rusty-vented canastero

Rusty-vented canastero

Creamy-breasted canastero

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Asthenes dorbignyi

The rusty-vented canastero (Asthenes dorbignyi ), or creamy-breasted canastero, is a species of bird in the family Furnariidae.

Appearance

The rusty-vented canastero is brown or rufous brown above, usually with a rufous rump, and with pale gray or whitish underparts (throat, breast, and belly). The tail is blackish, but the outer rectrices are rufous, buffy or whitish in color.The rusty-vented canastero is common in most areas within its range, but some subspecies are restricted to small geographic areas and so potentially are vulnerable to habitat loss or degradation.

Distribution

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It is found in the eastern Andes in southeastern Peru, Chile, Bolivia and northwestern Argentina. Its habitat is montane scrub or open Polylepis forest.

Rusty-vented canastero habitat map

Biome

Rusty-vented canastero habitat map
Rusty-vented canastero
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References

1. Rusty-vented canastero Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rusty-vented_canastero
2. Rusty-vented canastero on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/103673120/112279725
3. Xeno-canto bird call - https://xeno-canto.org/507274

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