Berlepsch's canastero
| Berlepsch's canastero | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Furnariidae |
| Genus: | Asthenes |
| Species: | A. berlepschi |
| Binomial name | |
| Asthenes berlepschi (Hellmayr, 1917) | |
The Berlepsch's canastero (Asthenes berlepschi) is a species of Ovenbird in the Furnariidae family. It is endemic to Bolivia.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland and rural gardens. It is threatened by habitat loss.
The bird's common name and Latin binomial commemorate the German ornithologist and collector Hans von Berlepsch.[2]
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Asthenes berlepschi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ↑ Boelens, Bo; Michael Watkins (2003). Whose Bird? Men and Women Commemorated in the Common Names of Birds. London: Christopher Helm. p. 50.
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