Rusty-fronted Canastero (Asthenes ottonis)

Order: Passeriformes | Family: Furnariidae | IUCN Status: Least Concern

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Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Kenco, Cuzco

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Age: Adult | Sex: Unknown | Loc. Huacarpay, Cuzoc

Identification & Behavior: ~18 cm (7 in). The Rusty-fronted Canastero has rufous-brown mantle and head. The wing and tail are rufous. It has an orange chin patch that can be difficult to distinguish in the field. The underparts are grayish-brown. The tail is long, rufous-brown, graduated, and with wispy tips. It has a thin and often difficult to distinguish grayish-brown supercilium. It forages in dry Andean scrub. It is similar to the Puna Thistletail, but has a more rufous plumage and favors dry Anden scrub.

Status: Endemic. The Rusty-fronted Canastero is fairly common in Andean scrub of the high Andes at elevations ranging between 2900-4000 m.

Name in Spanish: Canastero de Frente Rojiza.

Sub-species: Rusty-fronted Canastero (Asthenes ottonis), Berlepsch, 1901.

Meaning of Name: Asthenes: Gr. a= a negative prefix and sthenos= power. asthenes= insignificant, powerless. ottonis: In honor of Otto Garlepp (1864-1959) German collector in Peru 1895-1912.

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References:

- Species range based on: Schulenberg, T. S., D. F. Stotz, and L. Rico. 2006. Distribution maps of the birds of Peru, version 1.0. Environment, Culture & Conservation (ECCo). The Field Museum. http://fm2.fieldmuseum.org/uw_test/birdsofperu on 03/01/2017.

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