Biology:Pseudasthenes
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Short description: Genus of birds
| Pseudasthenes | |
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| Dusky-tailed canastero (Pseudasthenes humicola) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Furnariidae |
| Genus: | Pseudasthenes Derryberry et al., 2010[1] |
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| Synallaxis patagonica Patagonian canastero D'Orbigny, 1839
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Pseudasthenes is a genus of small suboscine passerine birds, commonly known as canasteros or false canasteros, in the ovenbird family. It was described in 2010 to accommodate four species split from the related genus Asthenes.[1] The genus is endemic to South America
Species
The four species in the genus are:[1]
- Dusky-tailed canastero, Pseudasthenes humicola
- Patagonian canastero, Pseudasthenes patagonica
- Steinbach's canastero, Pseudasthenes steinbachi
- Cactus canastero, Pseudasthenes cactorum
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Derryberry, Elizabeth; Claramunt, Santiago; O’Quin, Kelly E.; Aleixo, Alexandre; Chesser, R. Terry; Remsen, J.V.; Brumfield, Robb T. (2010). "Pseudasthenes, a new genus of ovenbird (Aves: Passeriformes: Furnariidae)". Zootaxa 2416: 61–68. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2416.1.4. http://www.museum.lsu.edu/brumfield/pubs/pseudasthenes2010.pdf. Retrieved 2014-10-30.
Wikidata ☰ Q1241107 entry
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