Maquis canastero

Maquis canastero
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Furnariidae
Genus: Asthenes
Species: A. heterura
Binomial name
Asthenes heterura
(Berlepsch, 1901)

The maquis canastero or iquico canastero (Asthenes heterura) is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family.

It is found in Argentina and Bolivia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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