Ovenbirds (Furnariidae)

Austral Canastero (Asthenes anthoides) - HBW 8, p. 304

French: Synallaxe austral German: Südlicher Flügelspiegelcanastero Spanish: Canastero Austral

Taxonomy: Synallaxis anthoïdes P. P. King, 1831, no locality; type presumably from Strait of Magellan, Chile.
Considered by some to form a superspecies with A. wyatti and A. sclateri; “punensis group” of latter previously considered conspecific. Plumage similarities between present species and A. hudsoni have suggested to some authors that the two are sister-taxa. Monotypic.

Distribution: Breeds from S Chile (Andean foothill region from possibly Concepción S to Aisén, also from Magallanes) and SW Argentina (foothills in S Neuquén S to Chubut, and in Santa Cruz) S to Tierra del Fuego.