Junin Canastero

Asthenes virgata

Least Concern

The Junin Canastero is a canastero of open scrub and grassland in Peru. It keeps low in grass and scrub, creeping through cover for insects with its tail often cocked. Fun fact: The family is named for the horneros, which build sturdy oven-shaped nests out of mud.

Family
Furnariidae
Range
Junin Canastero Range — Open scrub and grassland of Peru
Population
≈ Not quantified
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