The Subantarctic rayadito (''Aphrastura subantarctica'') is a species of bird in the family Furnariidae that is endemic to the Diego Ramírez Islands, an archipelago located in the southernmost extreme of Chile.

Taxonomy

Subantarctic rayadito individuals were formerly identified as belonging to the species ''Aphrastura spinicauda'' (

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). However, the newly identified ''A. subantarctica'' has a larger body mass and shorter tails. In 2022, ''A. subantarctica'' was split off as a separate species from ''A. spinicauda'' by Ricardo Rozzi et al. (2022), on the basis of genetic, morphological, and behavioral evidence.

Habitat

While '' Aphrastura spinicauda'' lives in forested habitats, ''A. subantarctica'' lives in the non-forested habitats of the Diego Ramírez Islands.

References

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