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Sharp-billed Canastero
Asthenes pyrrholeuca (Vieillot, 1817)
Furnariidae — Ovenbirds
Sharp-billed Canastero, Asthenes pyrrholeuca, is a bird of the Southern Cone in South America, breeding in Argentina, Chile and nearby parts of the region. It belongs to the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is a small canastero with a narrow, pointed bill that is slimmer than most others in the group. The sexes look alike. The nominate form and A. p. sordida are recognised, with the latter differing only in the outer tail feathers. It uses semi-arid and arid habitats, including scrub, grassland and related open country.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Furnariidae — Ovenbirds
- Breeding range
- South America: Southern Cone
