Puno Canastero

The Puna Canastero is a species of bird in the Furnariidae family. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, and Peru. Its natural habitats are temperate grassland and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland.

The Puno Canastero is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

Puno Canastero (“punensis group”); Bolivian Canastero (cuchacanchae); Lillo’s Canastero (lilloi) Taxonomy: Synallaxis Sclateri Cabanis, 1878, Sierra de Córdoba, Argentina. Considered by some to form a superspecies with A. wyatti and A. anthoides. Possibly best treated as conspecific with former, as birds in L Titicaca region (Peru-Bolivia border) appear to be intergrades between the two; race punensis (with cuchacanchae and lilloi) previously considered conspecific with A. wyatti, and often treated as a separate species. More

Puno Canastero probably an inmature whit a black chin almost no streaks in the back seen at Puno Department near to Putina town 4100 meters. Low Quality Video Better Quality Video Wedge Tailed Grass Finch seen at Maruncunca Pass 2080 meters Puno Deparment. Low Quality Video Better Quality video Broad Winged Hawk Video seen at Manu Road Union 2100 meters. More