LC
Creamy-breasted Canastero Asthenes dorbignyi



Taxonomy

Taxonomic note
Asthenes dorbignyi. A. arequipae, A. usheri and A. huancavelicae (del Hoyo and Collar 2016) were previously lumped as A. dorbignyi following SACC (2005 and updates), Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993) and Stotz et al. (1996).

Taxonomic source(s)
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A., Fishpool, L.D.C., Boesman, P. and Kirwan, G.M. 2016. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Volume 2: Passerines. Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.

IUCN Red List criteria met and history
Red List criteria met
Critically Endangered Endangered Vulnerable
- - -

Red List history
Year Category Criteria
2024 Least Concern
2016 Least Concern
2012 Not Recognised
2008 Not Recognised
2004 Not Recognised
2000 Not Recognised
1994 Not Recognised
1988 Not Recognised
Species attributes

Migratory status not a migrant Forest dependency low
Land-mass type Average mass 16 g
Range

Estimate Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident) 689,000 km2 medium
Severely fragmented? no -
Population
Estimate Data quality Derivation Year of estimate
Population size unknown - - -
Population trend decreasing - suspected -
Generation length 2.81 years - - -

Population justification: The global population size has not been quantified. This population is suspected to be in decline owing to ongoing habitat loss and degradation (del Hoyo et al. 2003).

Trend justification: This population is suspected to be in decline owing to ongoing habitat loss and degradation (del Hoyo et al. 2003).


Country/territory distribution
Country/Territory Presence Origin Resident Breeding visitor Non-breeding visitor Passage migrant
Argentina extant native yes
Bolivia extant native yes

Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA)
Country/Territory IBA Name
Argentina Bolsón de Pipanaco
Argentina Caspala y Santa Ana
Argentina Cuesta del Obispo
Argentina Parque Provincial La Florida
Argentina Parque Provincial Los Ñuñorcos y Reserva Natural Quebrada del Portugués

Habitats & altitude
Habitat (level 1) Habitat (level 2) Importance Occurrence
Shrubland Subtropical/Tropical High Altitude major resident
Altitude 1800 - 4800 m Occasional altitudinal limits  

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Creamy-breasted Canastero Asthenes dorbignyi. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/creamy-breasted-canastero-asthenes-dorbignyi on 23/12/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 23/12/2024.