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Short-billed Canastero
Asthenes baeri
Short-billed Canastero (Asthenes baeri) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of South America.
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The Short-billed Canastero (Asthenes baeri) is a member of the Furnariidae family found in South America. Adults weigh 17.8 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 baeri
Quick facts
- Weight
- 17.8 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Furnariidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Short-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 Short-billed Canastero is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Short-billed Canastero (Asthenes baeri) is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family, part of the order Passeriformes. Its range spans South America. Its distribution covers SA se, sc.
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 17.8 g, with a wing length of about 5.9 cm and a tail of around 6.7 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 1.7 million km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Short-billed Canastero?
The Short-billed Canastero is a small bird that weighs around 17.8 g.
Where does the Short-billed Canastero live?
The Short-billed Canastero is found across South America with a range covering SA se, sc, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Short-billed Canastero belong to?
The Short-billed Canastero (Asthenes baeri) belongs to the Furnariidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Short-billed Canastero eat?
The Short-billed Canastero is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Short-billed Canastero migrate?
The Short-billed Canastero is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Short-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 Short-billed Canastero make?
1 real field recording of the Short-billed 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 Short-billed Canastero's range?
The Short-billed Canastero has a mapped global range of about 1.7 million km².
Conservation
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