Many-striped canastero

The many-striped canastero (Asthenes flammulata) is a species of bird in the family Furnariidae.

Acanama Reserve - Ecuador

Many-striped canastero
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Furnariidae
Genus: Asthenes
Species:
A. flammulata
Binomial name
Asthenes flammulata
(Jardine, 1850)
Subspecies

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It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland. Five subspecies are recognized:

  • Asthenes flammulata multostriata (Sclater, 1858) - eastern Andes of Colombia
  • Asthenes flammulata quindiana (Chapman, 1915) - central Andes of Colombia
  • Asthenes flammulata flammulata (Jardine, 1850) - Colombia, Ecuador and Peru
  • Asthenes flammulata pallida Carriker, 1933 - northwestern Peru
  • Asthenes flammulata taczanowskii (von Berlepsch & Stolzmann, 1894) - north and central Peru

References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Asthenes flammulata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22702572A93880400. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22702572A93880400.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.


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