Pseudasthenes
| Pseudasthenes | |
|---|---|
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| Dusky-tailed canastero (Pseudasthenes humicola) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Furnariidae |
| Genus: | Pseudasthenes Derryberry et al., 2010[1] |
| Species | |
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Pseudasthenes is a genus of small suboscine passerine birds, commonly known as canasteros or false canasteros, in the ovenbird family. It was described in 2010 to accommodate four species split from the related genus Asthenes. The genus is endemic to South America.[1]
Species
- Dusky-tailed canastero, P. humicola
- Patagonian canastero, P. patagonica
- Steinbach's canastero, P. steinbachi
- Cactus canastero, P. cactorum
References
Notes
Sources
- Derryberry, Elizabeth; Claramunt, Santiago; O’Quin, Kelly E.; Aleixo, Alexandre; Chesser, R. Terry; Remsen, J.V. & Brumfield, Robb T. (2010). "Pseudasthenes, a new genus of ovenbird (Aves: Passeriformes: Furnariidae)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 2416: 61–68.
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