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Pseudasthenes

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Aves

Family
  
Furnariidae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Passeriformes

Pseudasthenes

Genus
  
Pseudasthenes Derryberry et al., 2010

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. The genus is endemic to South America.

Species

  • Dusky-tailed canastero, P. humicola
  • Patagonian canastero, P. patagonica
  • Steinbach's canastero, P. steinbachi
  • Cactus canastero, P. cactorum

    • References

    Pseudasthenes Wikipedia
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