are small Passerine Bird s of South America . There are 22 to 24 species which belong to the Genus '''''Asthenes''''' in the Ovenbird family Furnariidae. Most species occur in open country and Scrubland in southern South America and the Andes . They feed on Insect s and other Invertebrate s.
They are typically 15 to 18 cm long and slim with long tails and thin, pointed Bills . They are mostly dull and brown in colour but vary in tail pattern and presence of streaking. They have trilling Song s.
The name "canastero" comes from Spanish and means "basket-maker", referring to their large, domed Nest s made of sticks or grass.
- Canyon Canastero , ''Asthenes pudibunda''
- Rusty-fronted Canastero , ''Asthenes ottonis''
- Maquis Canastero or Iquico Canastero, ''Asthenes heterura''
- Cordilleran Canastero , ''Asthenes modesta''
- Cactus Canastero , ''Asthenes cactorum''
- Streak-throated Canastero , ''Asthenes humilis''
- Streak-backed Canastero , ''Asthenes wyatti''
- Puna Canastero or Puno Canastero, ''Asthenes sclateri''
- Austral Canastero , ''Asthenes anthoides''
- Hudson's Canastero , ''Asthenes hudsoni''
- Line-fronted Canastero , ''Asthenes urubambensis''
- Many-striped Canastero , ''Asthenes flammulata''
- Junín Canastero , ''Asthenes virgata''
- Scribble-tailed Canastero , ''Asthenes maculicauda''
- Sharp-billed Canastero or Lesser Canastero, ''Asthenes pyrrholeuca''
- Dusky-tailed Canastero , ''Asthenes humicola''
- Creamy-breasted Canastero or Rusty-vented Canastero, ''Asthenes dorbignyi''
- --- Dark-winged Canastero, ''Asthenes (dorbignyi) arequipae''
- --- Pale-tailed Canastero, ''Asthenes (dorbignyi) huancavelicae''
- Berlepsch's Canastero , ''Asthenes berlepschi''
- Steinbach's Canastero or Chestnut Canastero, ''Asthenes steinbachi''
- Short-billed Canastero , ''Asthenes baeri''
- Cipo Canastero , ''Asthenes luizae''
- Patagonian Canastero , ''Asthenes patagonica''
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