About the Canyon Canastero
The canyon canastero is a species of bird in the Furnariinae subfamily of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found in Peru and far-northern Chile.
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The canyon canastero is 15 to 17 cm (5.9 to 6.7 in) long and weighs 13 to 17 g (0.46 to 0.60 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies have a thin buff supercilium and dark brownish lores on an otherwise gray-brown face. Their crown is warm dark brown and their back and rump a slightly paler brown. Their wings are dull reddish brown. Their uppertail coverts are chestnut-rufous and their tail a more rufous brown than the back. Voice: The canyon canastero's song is "a loud, accelerating trill with a few introductory notes". Its call is a repeated "kee-whit".
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Where it lives
When to see it
Peak activity in November · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Junin CanasteroAsthenes virgataThe Junin canastero is about 17.5 to 18 cm (6.9 to 7.1 in) long; one specimens weighed 22 g (0.78 oz).
Streak-throated CanasteroAsthenes humilisThe streak-throated canastero is 15 to 16 cm (5.9 to 6.3 in) long and weighs 23 to 24 g (0.81 to 0.85 oz).
Line-fronted CanasteroAsthenes urubambensisThe line-fronted canastero is 17 to 18 cm (6.7 to 7.1 in) long and weighs 16 to 20 g (0.56 to 0.71 oz).
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