Streak-throated Canastero

About the Streak-throated Canastero

The streak-throated canastero (Asthenes humilis) is a species of bird in the Furnariinae subfamily of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found in Bolivia and Peru. The streak-throated canastero has three subspecies, the nominate A. h. humilis (Cabanis, 1873), A. h. cajamarcae (Zimmer, JT, 1936), and A. h. robusta (von Berlepsch, 1901).

The streak-throated canastero is 15 to 16 cm (5.9 to 6.3 in) long and weighs 23 to 24 g (0.81 to 0.85 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies have a dull whitish buff supercilium, dark brownish lores, and a vague brownish streak behind the eye on an otherwise dark brown and grayish buff streaked face. Their crown is dull dark brown with faint darker streaks and small blackish dots on the forehead. Their back, rump, and uppertail coverts are dull dark brown with faint darker streaks on the back that become longer and wider towards the rump. Their wings are mostly dull dark brownish with some rufous on the coverts and rufescent edges on some secondaries. Their tail is dark brown with tawny-buff edges on the feather's outer webs. Their chin is orange-rufous, their throat... Wikipedia →