Steinbach's canastero | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Furnariidae |
Genus: | Pseudasthenes |
Species: | P. steinbachi |
Binomial name | |
Pseudasthenes steinbachi (Hartert, 1909) |
Steinbach's canastero or chestnut canastero (Pseudasthenes steinbachi) is a species of bird in the canastero genus Asthenes in the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is endemic to western Argentina. Its natural habitat is steep valleys in subtropical high-altitude shrubland from 650–3,000 m (2,130–9,840 ft) above sea-level.