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Sharp-billed Canastero
Asthenes pyrrholeuca
Sharp-billed Canastero (Asthenes pyrrholeuca) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of South America.
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The Sharp-billed Canastero (Asthenes pyrrholeuca) is a member of the Furnariidae family found in South America. Adults weigh 13.2 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Furnariidae Ovenbirds
- Genus Asthenes
- Species pyrrholeuca
Quick facts
- Weight
- 13.2 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Furnariidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Sharp-billed 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 spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Sharp-billed Canastero is partially migratory: some populations move with the seasons while others stay resident year-round.
The Sharp-billed Canastero (Asthenes pyrrholeuca) is a member of the Furnariidae family, within the order Passeriformes. It occurs naturally across South America. Its distribution covers SA Southern Cone.
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 13.2 g, with a wing length of about 6 cm and a tail of around 8 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
Its mapped global range covers an estimated 1.3 million km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Sharp-billed Canastero?
The Sharp-billed Canastero is a very small bird that weighs around 13.2 g.
Where does the Sharp-billed Canastero live?
The Sharp-billed Canastero is found across South America with a range covering SA Southern Cone, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Sharp-billed Canastero belong to?
The Sharp-billed Canastero (Asthenes pyrrholeuca) belongs to the Furnariidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Sharp-billed Canastero eat?
The Sharp-billed Canastero is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Sharp-billed Canastero migrate?
The Sharp-billed Canastero is partially migratory: some populations move with the seasons while others stay resident year-round.
Is the Sharp-billed Canastero endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Sharp-billed Canastero make?
1 real field recording of the Sharp-billed Canastero — including its song — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Sharp-billed Canastero's range?
The Sharp-billed Canastero has a mapped global range of about 1.3 million km².
Conservation
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