Asthenes pyrrholeuca
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The sharp-billed canastero or lesser canastero (Asthenes pyrrholeuca) is a species of bird in the Furnariinae subfamily of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay, and has also occurred as a vagrant in Brazil.
The sharp-billed canastero's taxonomy is unsettled. The IOC and HBW consider affinis to be a seasonal morph of sordida and flavogularis to be a seasonal morph of the nominate pyrrholeuca. This article follows the two-subspecies model.
The sharp-billed canastero is 14 to 15 cm (5.5 to 5.9 in) long and weighs 12 to 14 g (0.42 to 0.49 oz). It is one of the smaller canasteros, with a pointed bill that is thinner than those of most others. The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies have a gray-brown face with a paler supercilium... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Península Valdés | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Nahuel Huapi National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 3 | Torres del Paine National Park | 🇨🇱 Chile |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rosario | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Cordoba | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 3 | Buenos Aires | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 4 | Asuncion | 🇵🇾 Paraguay |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Sharp-billed Canastero sighting in Cordoba on a given day, based on 46 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 112th most-seen of the 176 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April and May
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Sharp-billed Canastero in Cordoba on a given day, against under 5% in June to March, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Sharp-billed Canastero sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 4
Of the 4 cities where we can rate Sharp-billed Canastero sightings, Cordoba ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Rosario (Argentina, about 10%).
Same family: Furnariidae
The closest relatives of the Sharp-billed Canastero that you can see in Cordoba (family Furnariidae, Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers) are Rufous Hornero (about 90%), Brown Cacholote (about 70%) and Scimitar-billed Woodcreeper (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Sharp-billed Canastero is recorded against all the birds logged in Cordoba (46 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
