WCanasteros and thistletails are small passerine birds of South America belonging to the genus Asthenes. The name "canastero" comes from Spanish and means "basket-maker", referring to the large, domed nests these species make of sticks or grass. They feed on insects and other invertebrates.
WThe austral canastero is a species of bird in the family Furnariidae, the ovenbirds. It is found in southern Argentina and northern regions of Tierra del Fuego; the range extends northwestwards into southern Chile, as a migration region in the austral winter. In Chile it is mostly a non-breeding bird, except on the eastern border with Argentina, in the Andean cordillera where it is a resident breeder.
WThe Ayacucho thistletail is a species of bird in the family Furnariidae. It is endemic to northern Ayacucho, Peru.
WBerlepsch's canastero is a species of the ovenbird family, Furnariidae. It is endemic to Bolivia.
WThe black-throated thistletail is a species of bird in the family Furnariidae. It is endemic to Bolivia.
WThe canyon canastero is a species of bird in the family Furnariidae. It is found in Chile and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forest and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland. Three subspecies are recognized:Asthenes pudibunda neglecta (Cory, 1916) - Peru Asthenes pudibunda pudibunda (Sclater, 1874) - Peru Asthenes pudibunda grisior Koepcke, M., 1961 - Peru and Chile
WThe Cipó canastero is a bird endemic to the Brazilian interior. It was discovered in 1985.
WThe cordilleran canastero is a species of bird in the family Furnariidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru. Its natural habitats are temperate grassland and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland.
WThe dark-winged canastero, or Arequipa canastero, is a species of bird in the family Furnariidae. It is found in South America in south-western Peru, western Bolivia, and northern Chile.
WThe eye-ringed thistletail is a species of bird in the family Furnariidae. It is endemic to central Peru.
WHudson's canastero is a species of bird in the family Furnariidae. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Its natural habitat is temperate grassland. It is named after Argentine-British ornithologist William Henry Hudson.
WThe Itatiaia spinetail, also known as the Itatiaia thistletail, is a species of bird in the family Furnariidae. It was previously placed as the only member of the genus Oreophylax, however recent classification has placed it in the genus Asthenes. It is endemic to southeastern Brazil. Its common name refers to the Itatiaia region. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland.
WThe Junín canastero is a species of bird in the family Furnariidae. It is endemic to Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland.
WThe line-fronted canastero is a species of bird in the family Furnariidae. It is found in Bolivia and Peru.
WThe many-striped canastero is a species of bird in the family Furnariidae.
WThe maquis canastero, iquico or iquico canastero is a species of bird in the family Furnariidae.
WThe mouse-colored thistletail is a species of bird in the family Furnariidae. It is found in Ecuador and Peru.
WThe ochre-browed thistletail is a species of bird in the family Furnariidae. It is endemic to western Venezuela.
WThe pale-tailed canastero, is a species of bird in the family Furnariidae. It is found in South America in south-central Peru.
WThe Perijá thistletail is a species of bird in the family Furnariidae. It is endemic to the Perijá Mountains in Colombia and Venezuela.
WThe puna canastero is a species of bird in the family Furnariidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia and Peru. Its natural habitats are temperate grassland and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland. Five subspecies are recognized:Asthenes sclateri punensis (von Berlepsch & Stolzmann, 1901) - Bolivia and Peru Asthenes sclateri cuchacanchae (Chapman, 1921) - Bolivia and northwest Argentina (Salta) Asthenes sclateri lilloi (Oustalet, 1904) - northwest Argentina Asthenes sclateri sclateri (Cabanis, 1878) - Sierra de Córdoba of central Argentina Asthenes sclateri brunnescens Nores & Yzurieta, 1983 - Sierra de San Luis of central Argentina
WThe puna thistletail is a species of bird in the family Furnariidae. It is found in Peru and Bolivia.
WThe rusty-fronted canastero is a species of bird in the family Furnariidae. It is endemic to Peru.
WThe rusty-vented canastero, or creamy-breasted canastero, is a species of bird in the family Furnariidae.
WThe scribble-tailed canastero is a species of bird in the family Furnariidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, and Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland.
WThe sharp-billed canastero or lesser canastero is a species of bird in the family Furnariidae, the ovenbirds.
WThe short-billed canastero is a species of bird in the family Furnariidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.
WThe streak-backed canastero is a species of bird in the family Furnariidae. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland. Seven subspecies are recognized:Asthenes wyatti wyatti (Sclater & Salvin, 1871) - eastern Andes of northern Colombia Asthenes wyatti sanctaemartae Todd, 1950 - Santa Marta Mountains Asthenes wyatti perijana Phelps Jr, 1977) - northeastern Colombia and northwestern Venezuela Asthenes wyatti mucuchiesi Phelps & Gilliard, 1941 - Mérida and Trujillo Asthenes wyatti aequatorialis (Chapman, 1921) - central Ecuador Asthenes wyatti azuay (Chapman, 1923) - southern Ecuador Asthenes wyatti graminicola (Sclater, 1874) - Peru
WThe streak-throated canastero is a species of bird in the family Furnariidae. It is found in Bolivia and Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland. Three subspecies are recognized:Asthenes humilis cajamarcae Zimmer, JT, 1936 - northwestern Peru Asthenes humilis humilis (Cabanis, 1873) - central Peru Asthenes humilis robusta (von Berlepsch, 1901) - southern Peru and northern Bolivia
WThe Vilcabamba thistletail is a species of bird in the family Furnariidae. It is endemic to the Vilcabamba Mountains of Peru.
WThe white-chinned thistletail or "colicardo barbiblanco" is a species of bird in the family Furnariidae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland.