Many-striped Canastero
The many-striped canastero (Asthenes flammulata) is a species of passerine bird in the Furnariinae subfamily of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. == Taxonomy and systematics == The many-striped canastero was described as Synalaxis flammulatus by William Jardine in 1850 from a specimen taken in Andean tablelands near Quito. As of 2023 its taxonomy is unsettled. The International Ornithological Committee and the Clements taxonomy recognize these five subspecies: A. f. multostriata (Sclater, 1858) A. f. quindiana (Chapman, 1915) A. f. flammulata (Jardine, 1850) A. f. pallida Carriker, 1933 A. f. taczanowskii (von Berlepsch & Stolzmann, 1894) However, BirdLife International's Handbook of the Birds of the World does not recognize A. f. pallida but includes it within A. f. taczanowskii. What are now the Junin canastero (A. virgata) and scribble-tailed canastero (A. maculicauda) have at times been suggested as additional subspecies of the many-striped canastero. Genetic data show the three to be separate but closely related sister species. In central Peru the many-striped canastero's range slightly overlaps that of the Junin canastero, and hybrids of the two species are known from that zone. The nominate subspecies A. f. flammulata has been called Jardine's spine-tail. This…
Sangay National Park
Cebadas, Ecuador
+39 birds+7 mammals
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Zamora, Ecuador
+94 birds+7 mammals
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Quijos, Ecuador
+141 birds+21 mammals
Where the Andes spine rises above 4,700 meters, volcanic peaks pierce perpetual cloud forests in Ecuador’s eastern cordillera. This sprawling […]
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Cuenca, Ecuador
+100 birds+10 mammals
Where granite peaks pierce the Andean cloud forest between 3,150 and 4,450 meters, more than 270 glacial lakes catch the […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKNatural Chingaza National Park
Junín, Colombia
150+ birds
Where the Andes rise steeply above the Bogotá plateau, cloud forests cling to slopes that oscillate between mist-shrouded valleys and […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKNatural el Cocuy National Park
Güicán, Colombia
+139 birds+13 mammals
Where snow-capped peaks pierce the Colombian highlands at over 5,000 metres, a landscape of stark geological drama unfolds across nearly […]
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Cubarral, Colombia
150+ birds+12 mammals
Where páramo grasslands rise and mists cling to crystalline peaks, one of South America’s most biodiverse mountain reserves unfolds across […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKHuascarán National Park
Independencia, Peru
+108 birds+9 mammals
Where granite peaks thrust above 6,000 metres and perpetual snowfields feed glacial torrents, the Andes reveal their most dramatic architecture. […]
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