Cactus Canastero / Pseudasthenes cactorum
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Cactus Canastero
SCI Name:
Protonym: Asthenes cactorum Beitr.Neotrop.Fauna 1 p.243-248
Taxonomy: Passeriformes / Furnariidae / Pseudasthenes
Taxonomy Code: caccan1
Type Locality:
Author: Koepcke
Publish Year: 1959
IUCN Status: Least Concern
DEFINITIONS
PSEUDASTHENES
(Furnariidae; Ϯ Patagonian Canastero P. patagonica) Gr. ψευδος pseudos false; genus Asthenes Reichenbach, 1853, canastero; "Pseudasthenes, genus nov. Type species. Synallaxis patagonica d'Orbigny, 1839. ... Etymology. The generic name, from the Greek pseudo (false) and asthenes (insignificant, strengthless), denotes the outward resemblance of species of this genus to species of Asthenes but highlights the fact that they are not closely related. The name is feminine in gender" (Derryberry et al. 2010).
cactorum
Mod. L. cactorum cactus-, of the cacti < Botanical genus Cactus Linnaeus, 1753, cactus < L. cactus prickly plant < Gr. κακτος kaktos spiny plant, identification uncertain.
SUBSPECIES
Cactus Canastero (cactorum)
SCI Name: Pseudasthenes cactorum cactorum
cactorum
Mod. L. cactorum cactus-, of the cacti < Botanical genus Cactus Linnaeus, 1753, cactus < L. cactus prickly plant < Gr. κακτος kaktos spiny plant, identification uncertain.
Cactus Canastero (lachayensis)
SCI Name: Pseudasthenes cactorum lachayensis
lachayensis
Lomas de Lachay, Huaral, Peru.
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, mispellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
