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Cipo Canastero
Asthenes luizae
Cipo Canastero (Asthenes luizae) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of South America.
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The Cipo Canastero (Asthenes luizae) is a member of the Furnariidae family found in South America. Adults weigh 28 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Near Threatened.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Close to qualifying for a threatened category in the near future.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Furnariidae Ovenbirds
- Genus Asthenes
- Species luizae
Quick facts
- Weight
- 28 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Furnariidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Cipo Canastero is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of open scrub and shrubland, it forages mainly on the ground.
Migration
The Cipo Canastero is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Cipo Canastero (Asthenes luizae) is a member of the Furnariidae family, within the order Passeriformes. It is found across South America. Its distribution covers SA se Brazil.
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 28 g, with a wing length of about 7 cm and a tail of around 8.7 cm.
The IUCN Red List lists it as Near Threatened. That means it is close to qualifying as threatened and is worth keeping a careful eye on.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 15,000 km² — a relatively restricted global range.
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Cipo Canastero?
The Cipo Canastero is a small bird that weighs around 28 g.
Where does the Cipo Canastero live?
The Cipo Canastero is found across South America with a range covering SA se Brazil, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Cipo Canastero belong to?
The Cipo Canastero (Asthenes luizae) belongs to the Furnariidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Cipo Canastero eat?
The Cipo Canastero is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Cipo Canastero migrate?
The Cipo Canastero is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Cipo Canastero endangered?
The IUCN Red List lists it as Near Threatened That means it is close to qualifying as threatened and is worth keeping a careful eye on.
What sound does the Cipo Canastero make?
1 real field recording of the Cipo Canastero — including its call — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Cipo Canastero's range?
The Cipo Canastero has a mapped global range of about 15,000 km².
Conservation
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