Many-striped Canastero
Asthenes flammulata
The Many-striped Canastero (Asthenes flammulata) is a rare ovenbirds and woodcreeper found in 3 countries, weighing about 23 g. The many-striped canastero is a species of passerine bird in the Furnariinae subfamily of the ovenbird family Furnariidae.
About the Many-striped Canastero
The many-striped canastero is a species of passerine bird in the Furnariinae subfamily of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.
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How to identify it
The many-striped canastero is 16 to 17 cm (6.3 to 6.7 in) long and weighs 17 to 27 g (0.60 to 0.95 oz). It is a large canastero and the most dramatically striped of them. The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies have a buff-whitish supercilium on an otherwise dark brownish face with buff to whitish streaks. Their forehead is bright tawny-brown or rufescent brown with dark brown stripes that widen to become the brown crown with rufescent streaks. Their upperparts from back to uppertail coverts are dark brown with conspicuous pale buff streaks. Voice: The many-striped canastero's song is an "accelerating series of buzzy notes that initially rises in pitch, and towards the end smoothly changes into a stuttering descending trill tzee-tzee-tzee-tzeetzeetzetztztztzrrrrrrr". It typically sings from a perch atop a shrub, and sometimes two birds countersing. The song differs little among the subspecies.
What the Many-striped Canastero sounds like
Where it lives
When to see it
The Many-striped Canastero can be seen all year round, with peak activity in November. It is a resident species across most of its range.
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Quick questions
- How do you identify a Many-striped Canastero?
- The many-striped canastero is 16 to 17 cm (6.3 to 6.7 in) long and weighs 17 to 27 g (0.60 to 0.95 oz). Full identification notes are on this page.
- How big is a Many-striped Canastero?
- The Many-striped Canastero is a small sized bird weighing about 23 g.
- Where can you see a Many-striped Canastero?
- The Many-striped Canastero occurs in 3 countries, including Ecuador, Colombia and Peru.
- What does a Many-striped Canastero sound like?
- You can listen to 3 field recordings of the Many-striped Canastero on this page, contributed to xeno-canto under open licences.
- What birds look similar to a Many-striped Canastero?
- The Many-striped Canastero is most easily confused with the Short-billed Canastero, the Rusty-vented Canastero and the Cordilleran Canastero.
- Is the Many-striped Canastero endangered?
- The Many-striped Canastero is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
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