Typical Canasteros and Thistletails
Asthenes
Canasteros 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.
29 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 29 known species
Short-billed Canastero
speciesAsthenes baeri
Cordilleran Canastero
speciesAsthenes modesta
Sharp-billed Canastero
speciesAsthenes pyrrholeuca
Rusty-vented Canastero
speciesAsthenes dorbignyi
Many-striped Canastero
speciesAsthenes flammulata
Streak-backed Canastero
speciesAsthenes wyatti
Austral Canastero
speciesAsthenes anthoides
White-chinned Thistletail
speciesAsthenes fuliginosa
Hudson's Canastero
speciesAsthenes hudsoni
Streak-throated Canastero
speciesAsthenes humilis
Itatiaia Spinetail
speciesAsthenes moreirae
Dark-winged Canastero
speciesAsthenes arequipae
Rusty-fronted Canastero
speciesAsthenes ottonis
Scribble-tailed Canastero
speciesAsthenes maculicauda
Black-throated Thistletail
speciesAsthenes harterti
Puna Thistletail
speciesAsthenes helleri
Junín Canastero
speciesAsthenes virgata
Mouse-colored Thistletail
speciesAsthenes griseomurina
Cipó Canastero
speciesAsthenes luizae
Canyon Canastero
speciesAsthenes pudibunda
Line-fronted Canastero
speciesAsthenes urubambensis
Pale-tailed Canastero
speciesAsthenes huancavelicae
Perijá Thistletail
speciesAsthenes perijana
Eye-ringed Thistletail
speciesAsthenes palpebralis
Maquis Canastero
speciesAsthenes heterura
Berlepsch's Canastero
speciesAsthenes berlepschi
Vilcabamba Thistletail
speciesAsthenes vilcabambae
Ayacucho Thistletail
speciesAsthenes ayacuchensis
Ochre-browed Thistletail
speciesAsthenes coryi
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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