The maquis canastero, iquico or iquico canastero (''Asthenes heterura'') is a species of
bird in the family
Furnariidae.
It is found in the
Yungas of
Argentina and
Bolivia
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. Its natural
habitats are subtropical or tropical moist
montane forest and subtropical or tropical high-altitude
shrubland
Shrubland, scrubland, scrub, brush, or bush is a plant community characterized by vegetation dominated by shrubs, often also including grasses, herbs, and geophytes. Shrubland may either occur naturally or be the result of human activity. It m ...
. It is threatened by
habitat loss.
References
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Birds of the Yungas
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Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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