Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Ovenbirds :: Cactus Canastero

Cactus Canastero Asthenes cactorum

Described by: Koepcke (1959)
Alternate common name(s): None known by website authors
Old scientific name(s): Thripophaga cactorum

Photographs

Lomas de Lachay, Peru - Jan, 2005 © R S Scanlon  Lomas de Lachay, Peru - Jan, 2005 © R S Scanlon 
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Range

Pacific slope and w. Andes of c. Peru:
(1) Coastal hills or Lomas of w. Peru (Lima, Ica and Arequipa).
(2) W. slope of Andes in w. Peru (higher Andes from Lima s. to Arequipa).
(3) Coastal hills in sw. Peru (Lachay region).

Videos

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Sounds

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References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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