Ovenbirds (Furnariidae)
Line-fronted Canastero (Asthenes urubambensis) - HBW 8, p. 307
French: Synallaxe inca
German: Dunkelrückencanastero
Spanish: Canastero del Urubamba
Taxonomy: Siptornis urubambensis Chapman, 1919, Machu Picchu, 14,000 feet [c. 4270 m], Cuzco, Peru.
Plumage similarities suggest closer relationship to A. flammulata and A. virgata or to A. maculicauda than to others in genus. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- huallagae (J. T. Zimmer, 1924) - Andes of C Peru (San Martín S to Pasco).
- urubambensis (Chapman, 1919) - Andes of S Peru (Cuzco, Puno) and W Bolivia (La Paz, Cochabamba).
- Near Threatened Enlarge map
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front view perched out, flies, then back view Locality Abra Malaga, Cusco Department, Peru (ssp urubambensis)
Martin Kennewell 29 August 2006 1 year ago 41 sec 3
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at elevation 4100
Locality Abra Malaga, Cusco Department, Peru
Lior Kislev 9 January 2010 2 years ago 4.2 -
Lateral view of a bird perched on top of a flower.
Locality Tokilane, La Paz Department, Bolivia (ssp urubambensis)
Joe Tobias 2 October 2006 12 weeks ago 4 -
An individual perched on a bush.
Locality Tokilane, La Paz Department, Bolivia (ssp urubambensis)
Joe Tobias 2 October 2006 12 weeks ago 4 -
Lateral view of an adult perched on a snag.
Locality Bosque Unchog, Huánuco Department, Peru (ssp huallagae)
Ken Havard 11 June 2012 44 weeks ago 3.3 -
A bird perched on a branch.
Locality Keara, La Paz Department, Bolivia (ssp urubambensis)
Joe Tobias 8 October 2006 12 weeks ago 3.3 -
Shy bird in grass at 3300 meters
Locality Abra Malaga, Cusco Department, Peru (ssp urubambensis)
Niels Poul Dreyer 3 November 2006 3 years ago 2
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