Asthenes

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha
Cladus: Crurotarsi
Divisio: Archosauria
Cladus: Avemetatarsalia
Cladus: Ornithodira
Subtaxon: Dinosauromorpha
Cladus: Dinosauriformes
Cladus: Dracohors
Cladus: Dinosauria
Ordo: Saurischia
Cladus: Eusaurischia
Subordo: Theropoda
Cladus: Neotheropoda
Cladus: Averostra
Cladus: Tetanurae
Cladus: Avetheropoda
Cladus: Coelurosauria
Cladus: Tyrannoraptora
Cladus: Maniraptoromorpha
Cladus: Maniraptoriformes
Cladus: Maniraptora
Cladus: Pennaraptora
Cladus: Paraves
Cladus: Eumaniraptora
Cladus: Avialae
Infraclassis: Aves
Cladus: Euavialae
Cladus: Avebrevicauda
Cladus: Pygostylia
Cladus: Ornithothoraces
Cladus: Ornithuromorpha
Cladus: Carinatae
Parvclassis: Neornithes
Cohors: Neognathae
Cladus: Neoaves
Cladus: Telluraves
Cladus: Australaves
Ordo: Passeriformes
Subordo: Tyranni
Infraordo: Tyrannides
Parvordo: Furnariida
Superfamilia: Furnarioidea

Familia: Furnariidae
Genus: Asthenes
Species: A. anthoides – A. arequipae – A. ayacuchensis – A. baeri – A. berlepschi – A. coryi – A. dorbignyi – A. flammulata – A. fuliginosa – A. griseomurina – A. harterti – A. helleri – A. heterura – A. huancavelicae – A. hudsoni – A. humilis – A. luizae – A. maculicauda – A. modesta – A. moreirae – A. ottonis – A. palpebralis – A. perijana – A. pudibunda –A. pyrrholeuca – A. sclateri – A. urubambensis – A. vilcabambae – A. virgata – A. wyatti
Name

Asthenes Reichenbach, 1853
Typus

Sylvia pyrrholeuca Vieillot, 1817 = Asthenes pyrrholeuca

Synonyms

Schizoeaca Cabanis, 1873
Eusiptornoides Cory, 1919
Pseudosiptornis Cory, 1919
Siptornoides Cory, 1919
Oreophylax Hellmayr, 1925

References
Primary references

Reichenbach, H.G.L. 1853. Handbuch der speciellen Ornithologie. Icones ad synopsin avium no.10. Scansoriae i–ii, 145–218. Dresden und Leipzig. Expedition Vollständigsten Naturgeschichte. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.102901 BHL Reference page. First availability p.146 BHL Original description p.168 BHL

Additional references

Irestedt, M., Fjeldså, J. & Ericson, P.G.P. 2006. Evolution of the ovenbird-woodcreeper assemblage (Aves: Furnariidae) – major shifts in nest architecture and adaptive radiation. Journal of Avian Biology 37: 260–272. DOI: 10.1111/j.2006.0908-8857.03612.xAbstract and PDF. Reference page.
Moyle, R.G., Chesser, R.T., Brumfield, R.T., Tello, J.G., Marchese, D.J. & Cracraft, J. 2009. Phylogeny and phylogenetic classification of the antbirds, ovenbirds, woodcreepers, and allies (Aves: Passeriformes: infraorder Furnariides). Cladistics 25: 1–20. DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-0031.2009.00259.x Full article (PDF). Reference page.
Derryberry, E., Claramunt, S., O’Quin, K.E., Aleixo, A., Chesser, R.T., Remsen Jr., J.V. & Brumfield, R.T. 2010. Pseudasthenes, a new genus of ovenbird (Aves: Passeriformes: Furnariidae). Zootaxa 2416: 61–68. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2416.1.4. Full article (PDF). Reference page.
Derryberry, E., Claramunt, S., Derryberry, G., Chesser, R.T., Cracraft, J., Aleixo, A., Pérez-Emán, J., Remsem, Jr, J.V. & Brumfield, R.T. 2011. Lineage diversification and morphological evolution in a large-scale continental radiation: the Neotropical ovenbirds and woodcreepers (Aves: Furnariidae). Evolution 65: 2973–2986. DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.2011.01374.x Full article (PDF). Reference page.
Hosner, P.A., Cueto-Aparicio, L., Ferro-Meza, G., Miranda D. & Robbins, M.B. (2015). Vocal and molecular phylogenetic evidence for recognition of a thistletail species (Furnariidae: Asthenes) endemic to the elfin forests of Ayacucho, Peru. The Wilson Journal of Ornithology 127:724–730. DOI: 10.1676/14-179 Full article viewReference page.

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Canasteros
Asthenes modesta Cordilleran canastero.jpg
Cordilleran canastero (Asthenes modesta)
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Furnariidae
Genus: Asthenes
Reichenbach, 1853
Type species
Synallaxis sordida
Sharp-billed canastero
Lesson, 1839
Species

see text
Synonyms[1][2]

Schizoeaca Cabanis, 1853
Astheres Bonaparte, 1854
Oreophylax Hellmayr, 1925

Canasteros and thistletails are small passerine birds of South America belonging to the genus Asthenes. The name "canastero" comes from Spanish and means "basket-maker", referring to the large, domed nests these species make of sticks or grass. They inhabit shrublands and grasslands in temperate climates from the lowlands to the highlands. They feed on insects and other invertebrates gleaned from the ground or the low vegetation.

Taxonomy

The genus Asthenes was introduced in 1853 by the German naturalist Ludwig Reichenbach.[3] The name is from Ancient Greek asthenēs meaning "insignificant".[4] The type species was designated by George Robert Gray in 1855 as Synallaxis sordida Lesson.[5][6] This taxon is now considered to be a subspecies of the sharp-billed canastero (Asthenes pyrrholeuca sordida).[7]

In 2010, it was discovered that the thistletails and the Itatiaia spinetail, formerly placed in their own genera (Schizoeaca and Oreophylax, respectively), are actually part of a rapid radiation of long-tailed Asthenes.[2] At the same time, four species, the cactus, dusky-tailed, Steinbach's and Patagonian canasteros, were split off into the new genus Pseudasthenes.[2]
Species

The genus contains 30 species:[7]

Perijá thistletail (Asthenes perijana)
White-chinned thistletail (Asthenes fuliginosa)
Vilcabamba thistletail (Asthenes vilcabambae)
Ayacucho thistletail (Asthenes ayacuchensis)
Ochre-browed thistletail (Asthenes coryi)
Mouse-colored thistletail (Asthenes griseomurina)
Eye-ringed thistletail (Asthenes palpebralis)
Puna thistletail (Asthenes helleri)
Black-throated thistletail (Asthenes harterti)
Itatiaia spinetail (Asthenes moreirae)
Sharp-billed canastero (Asthenes pyrrholeuca)
Short-billed canastero (Asthenes baeri)
Canyon canastero (Asthenes pudibunda)
Rusty-fronted canastero (Asthenes ottonis)
Maquis canastero (Asthenes heterura)
Cordilleran canastero (Asthenes modesta)
Streak-throated canastero, (Asthenes humilis)
Rusty-vented canastero (Asthenes dorbignyi)
Dark-winged canastero (Asthenes arequipae)
Pale-tailed canastero (Asthenes huancavelicae)
Berlepsch's canastero (Asthenes berlepschi)
Cipo canastero (Asthenes luizae)
Streak-backed canastero (Asthenes wyatti)
Puna 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)

Description

They are typically 15–18 centimetres (5.9–7.1 in) 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 songs.
Distribution and habitat

Most species occur in open country, including mesic to arid scrublands and grasslands. Some species inhabit dry forests. Only three species are migratory.[8]
References

Asthenes Reichenbach, 1853 . Retrieved through: Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera on 2019-08-14.
Derryberry, Elizabeth; Claramunt, Santiago; O’Quin, Kelly E.; Aleixo, Alexandre; Chesser, R. Terry; Remsen, J.V.; Brumfield, Robb T. (2010). "Pseudasthenes, a new genus of ovenbird (Aves: Passeriformes: Furnariidae)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 2416: 61–68. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-06-27. Retrieved 2011-11-22.
Reichenbach, Ludwig (1853). "Icones ad synopsin avium No. 10 Scansoriae A". Handbuch der speciellen Ornithologie (in German). Dresden und Leipzig: Expedition Vollständigsten Naturgeschichte. pp. 145–218 [146, 168].
Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 57. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.
Gray, George Robert (1855). Catalogue of the Genera and Subgenera of Birds Contained in the British Museum. London: British Museum. p. 27.
Peters, James Lee, ed. (1951). Check-List of Birds of the World. Vol. 7. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Museum of Comparative Zoology. p. 103.
Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (January 2021). "Ovenbirds, woodcreepers". IOC World Bird List Version 11.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 29 June 2021.

Claramunt, Santiago; Aldabe, Joaquín; Etchevers, Ismael; Di Giacomo, Adrián S.; Kopuchián, Cecilia; Milensky, Christopher M. (2022). "Distribution, migratory behavior, and conservation of Hudson's Canastero Asthenes hudsoni (Furnariidae): a grassland specialist from the humid Pampas". Avian Conservation and Ecology. 17 (1).

Wikispecies has information related to Asthenes.

Jaramillo, Alvaro; Burke, Peter & Beadle, David (2003) Field Guide to the Birds of Chile, Christopher Helm, London
South American Classification Committee (2007) A classification of the bird species of South America, part 6. Retrieved 17/07/07.