Line-fronted canastero
species of bird
The line-fronted canastero (Asthenes urubambensis) is a Near Threatened species of bird in the Furnariinae subfamily of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found in Bolivia and Peru.
Taxonomy and systematics
The line-fronted canastero has two subspecies, the nominate A. u. urubambensis (Chapman, 1919) and A. u. huallagae (Zimmer 1924).
Description
The line-fronted canastero is 17 to 18 cm (6.7 to 7.1 in) long and weighs 16 to 20 g (0.56 to 0.71 oz). It is a large canastero with a narrow spiny tail. The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies have a conspicuous whitish supercilium that widens past the eye on an otherwise light brownish face with narrow dark brown streaks. Their forehead ("front") is dark brown with well-defined golden-brown stripes that fade on the brown crown.
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