Family Ovenbirds (Furnariidae)
Least Concern
Steinbach's Canastero (Pseudasthenes steinbachi)
Taxonomy
French: Synallaxe marron German: Weißkinncanastero Spanish: Canastero castaño
Taxonomy:
Siptornis steinbachi
E. J. O. Hartert
, 1909,Cachi, 2500 m, Salta, Argentina
.Distribution:
Andes of W Argentina from W Salta S to Neuquén and Río Negro#R.
Descriptive notes
15–16 cm; 14–20 g. Rather greyish canastero lacking streaks and throat patch. Has mostly greyish-brown face, paler supercilium; crown and back dull grey-brown,... read more
Voice
Not described.
Habitat
Arid montane scrub, often in ravines, and monte woodland; 500–3000 m.
Food and feeding
Little known. Solitary or in pairs; presumably gleans arthropods from ground or low vegetation.
Breeding
Season presumably during austral spring-summer; eggs in Nov and Jan. Presumably monogamous. Nest is a globular mass c. 34 cm tall and 28 cm... read more
Movements
Mainly resident; some post-breeding downslope movement.
Status and conservation
Not globally threatened. Currently considered a species of Lower Risk/Least Concern. Restricted-range species: present in High Andes of Bolivia and Argentina EBA. Rare to... read more
Recent DNA analysis#R indicates that present species is sister to P. cactorum, these two together in turn being sister to P. patagonica. See also P. humicola (above). Race neiffi of Asthenes baeri originally described as a race of present species. Monotypic.