Canastero

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Canasteros
Cordilleran canastero (Asthenes modesta)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Furnariidae
Genus:	Asthenes Reichenbach, 1853
Type species
Synallaxis sordida Sharp-billed canastero Lesson, 1839
Species
see text
Synonyms[1][2]
Schizoeaca Cabanis, 1853 Astheres Bonaparte, 1854 Oreophylax Hellmayr, 1925

Canasteros and thistletails are small passerine birds of South America belonging to the genus Asthenes. The name "canastero" comes from Spanish and means "basket-maker", referring to the large, domed nests these species make of sticks or grass. They inhabit shrublands and grasslands in temperate climates from the lowlands to the highlands. They feed on insects and other invertebrates gleaned from the ground or the low vegetation.