Steinbach’s Canastero / Pseudasthenes steinbachi
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Steinbach's Canastero
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Protonym: Siptornis steinbachi Novit.Zool. 16 p.213
Taxonomy: Passeriformes / Furnariidae / Pseudasthenes
Taxonomy Code: stecan1
Type Locality: Cachi, 2500 meters, Salta, Argentina.
Author: Hartert, E
Publish Year: 1909
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).
steinbachi
Joseph Steinbach Kemmerich (1876-1930) German/Bolivian rancher, professional collector (Björn Bergenholtz in litt.) (Pseudasthenes, subsp. Schiffornis turdina, syn. Thamnophilus caerulescens aspersiventer).
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)
