Patagonian Canastero
Asthenes patagonica
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyFurnariidae (Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers)
- GenusAsthenes (Typical Canasteros and Thistletails)
- SpeciesAsthenes patagonica (Patagonian Canastero)
Closest Relatives at Península Valdés
Sharp-billed Canastero
Asthenes pyrrholeuca
Cordilleran Canastero
Asthenes modesta
Plain-mantled Tit-Spinetail
Leptasthenura aegithaloides
Common Miner
Geositta cunicularia
Scale-throated Earthcreeper
Upucerthia dumetaria
Band-tailed Earthcreeper
Eremobius phoenicurus
White-throated Cacholote
Pseudoseisura gutturalis
Buff-winged Cinclodes
Cinclodes fuscus
Patagonian Mockingbird
Mimus patagonicus
Rufous-collared Sparrow
Zonotrichia capensis
Mourning Sierra-Finch
Rhopospina fruticeti
Long-tailed Meadowlark
Sturnella loyca
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️🌙 When They're Spotted
Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Península Valdés | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Patagonian Canastero in Península Valdés?
About 19% of visitor-days record a Patagonian Canastero sighting in Península Valdés, based on 64 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Patagonian Canastero in Península Valdés?
December has the highest sighting rate for Patagonian Canastero in Península Valdés in our monthly data.