Austral Canastero
Asthenes anthoides
The austral canastero is 15.5 to 16.5 cm (6.1 to 6.5 in) long and weighs 21 to 23 g (0.74 to 0.81 oz). It is the southernmost canastero, and one of several streaked canasteros that have drab plumages with dark stripes on their upperparts. It has a shorter tail than many other canasteros. The sexes have the same plumage, but there is much individual variation. Adults have a whitish or pale buff supercilium and dark dusky lores on an otherwise sandy brownish face. Their crown, back, and rump are sandy brown with conspicuous blackish streaks. Voice: The austral canastero's song is a "short rising trill repeated several times with intervals of a few seconds". It mostly sings during the breeding season, during the morning and late afternoon, and from atop a small bush. Its call is a " very short metallic tick, repeated in loose series".
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Rusty-fronted Canastero
Asthenes ottonis
The rusty-fronted canastero is 18 to 19 cm (7.1 to 7.5 in) long and weighs about 13 g (0.46 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults have a grayish buff supercilium and arc below the eye, a small dark line in front of the eye, and a dark brownish patch behind the eye on an otherwise dull brownish face with pale streaks. Their forehead ("front") is rufous with faint pale streaks. Their crown, back, and rump are rich brown and their uppertail coverts chestnut-rufous. Their wings are mostly rufous-chestnut with dark fuscous tips on the flight feathers. Voice: The rusty-fronted canastero's song is "3 high-pitched ascending notes followed by a rapidly descending series, 'bsee-bzéé-bzee-di-di-di-di-d-d-d' ". Its call has been described as "high-pitched 'veer' and nasal 'djeeh' ".
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