Family Ovenbirds (Furnariidae)
Least Concern
Austral Canastero (Asthenes anthoides)
Taxonomy
French: Synallaxe austral German: Graubrustcanastero Spanish: Canastero austral
Taxonomy:
Synallaxis anthoïdes
P. P. King
, 1831,no locality; type presumably from Strait of Magellan, Chile
.Distribution:
S Chile (Andean foothill region from possibly Concepción S to Aisén, also from Magallanes) and SW Argentina (foothills in S Neuquén S to Chubut, and in Santa Cruz) S to Tierra del Fuego; in winter N to C Chile.
Descriptive notes
16–17 cm; 21–23 g. Relatively short-tailed canastero with striped dorsal pattern like that of a pipit (Anthus). Has dull pale buff supercilium extending... read more
Voice
Song a short, even trill lasting c. 1 second, reminiscent of that of A. wyatti; call... read more
Habitat
Southern temperate grassland; mesic shrub-steppe dominated by Chiliotrichum diffusum and... read more
Food and feeding
Arthropods; recorded items are shield-bugs (Pentatomidae), and Coleoptera (of families Chrysomelidae, Carabidae, Tenebrionidae) and their... read more
Breeding
Season presumably during austral spring-summer; eggs in Dec and fledglings in Jan–Feb. Presumably monogamous. Nest a globular mass of... read more
Movements
Mostly resident; some populations possibly migratory, but evidence for this weak. Records N to... read more
Status and conservation
Not globally threatened. Currently considered a species of Lower Risk/Least Concern. Uncommon to locally common. Although declines have been reported in recent decades, and... read more
Plumage similarities between this species and A. hudsoni have suggested that the two are sister-taxa, a relationship supported by phylogenetic findings#R#R. Monotypic.