About the Rusty-fronted Canastero
The rusty-fronted canastero is a species of bird in the Furnariinae subfamily of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is endemic to Peru.
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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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Where it lives
When to see it
Peak activity in October · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Streak-backed CanasteroAsthenes wyattiThe streak-backed canastero is 16 to 18 cm (6.3 to 7.1 in) long and weighs 17 to 25 g (0.60 to 0.88 oz).
Austral CanasteroAsthenes anthoidesThe 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).
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).
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