Pseudasthenes | |
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Dusky-tailed canastero (Pseudasthenes humicola) | |
Scientific classification![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Furnariidae |
Genus: | Pseudasthenes Derryberryet al., 2010[1] |
Type species | |
Synallaxis patagonica Patagonian canastero D'Orbigny, 1839 | |
Species | |
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Pseudasthenes is a genus of smallsuboscinepasserine birds, commonly known as canasteros or false canasteros, in theovenbirdfamily. It was described in 2010 to accommodate four speciessplit from the related genusAsthenes.[1] The genus is endemic toSouth America
The four species in the genus are:[1]