About the Line-fronted Canastero
The line-fronted canastero is a Near Threatened species of bird in the Furnariinae subfamily of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found in Bolivia and Peru.
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The 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). It is a large canastero with a narrow spiny tail. The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies have a conspicuous whitish supercilium that widens past the eye on an otherwise light brownish face with narrow dark brown streaks. Their forehead ("front") is dark brown with well-defined golden-brown stripes that fade on the brown crown. Voice: The line-fronted canastero's song is "an ascending trill"; its call is "a high 'tseut' ".
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Where it lives
When to see it
Peak activity in October · 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).
Hudson's CanasteroAsthenes hudsoniHudsons' canastero is about 18 cm (7.1 in) long.
Scribble-tailed CanasteroAsthenes maculicaudaThe scribble-tailed canastero is about 17 cm (6.7 in) long and weighs about 19 g (0.67 oz).
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