False Canasteros
Pseudasthenes
Pseudasthenes is a genus of small suboscine passerine birds, commonly known as canasteros or false canasteros, in the ovenbird family. It was described in 2010 to accommodate four species split from the related genus Asthenes. The genus is endemic to South America.
4 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 4 known species

Dusky-tailed Canastero
speciesPseudasthenes humicola

Patagonian Canastero
speciesPseudasthenes patagonica

Steinbach's Canastero
speciesPseudasthenes steinbachi

Cactus Canastero
speciesPseudasthenes cactorum
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 71753.