Family Ovenbirds (Furnariidae)
Least Concern
Patagonian Canastero (Pseudasthenes patagonica)
Taxonomy
French: Synallaxe de Patagonie German: Fleckenkehlcanastero Spanish: Canastero patagón
Taxonomy:
Synallaxis patagonica
d’Orbigny
, 1839,Río Negro, Patagonia, Argentina
.Distribution:
S Argentina from S Mendoza, La Pampa and S Buenos Aires S to N Santa Cruz.
Descriptive notes
14–15 cm; 14–19 g. Relatively small, plain and dull canastero. Has light greyish-brown, almost plain face, hint of paler supercilium and darker postocular line;... read more
Voice
Song a loud, penetrating trill on single pitch, “tree-ee-ee-ee-ee-ee…”, lasts c. 4 seconds,... read more
Habitat
Arid lowland scrub; semi-arid scrub (e.g. Atriplex, Condalia microphylla, ... read more
Food and feeding
Little known. Arthropods, including Coleoptera, Hymenoptera, Diptera, spiders; also seeds. Evidently usually solitary; appears to glean... read more
Breeding
Season during austral spring-summer; eggs in Oct–Dec and nestlings in Oct–Nov. Presumably monogamous. Nest a spherical mass c.... read more
Movements
Resident.
Status and conservation
Not globally threatened. Uncommon to fairly common. Habitat in much of its range subjected to at least moderate grazing.
Recent DNA analysis#R indicates that present species is sister to pairing of P. steinbachi and P. cactorum. See also P. humicola. Monotypic.