Asthenes modesta
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
The cordilleran canastero (Asthenes modesta) is a species of bird in the Furnariinae subfamily of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru. The cordilleran canastero's taxonomy is unsettled. The International Ornithological Committee (IOC) and BirdLife International's Handbook of the Birds of the World (HBW) assign it these seven subspecies:
It includes hilereti within modesta and cordobae within serrana. This article follows the seven-subspecies model. The cordilleran canastero is 15 to 16 cm (5.9 to 6.3 in) long and weighs 13 to 22 g (0.46 to 0.78 oz). It is one of the smaller canasteros. The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies A. m. modesta have a narrow light buff-brown... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lauca National Park | 🇨🇱 Chile | |
| 2 | Península Valdés | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Cordilleran Canastero sighting in La Paz on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 77th most-seen of the 88 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cordilleran Canastero in La Paz on a given day, against under 5% in June to April, the lowest months. That is one of La Paz's driest months, with about 15 mm of rain against 140 mm in January.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Cordilleran 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.
Yes
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Cordilleran Canastero sightings, La Paz has the highest daily chance: under 5%. Next come Santiago (Chile, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Cordilleran Canastero is recorded against all the birds logged in La Paz (7 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.
