Sharp-billed Canastero
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Sharp-billed Canastero

Asthenes pyrrholeuca

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Torres del Paine National Park
82 Verified records at Torres del Paine National Park
November Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The sharp-billed canastero or lesser canastero (Asthenes pyrrholeuca) is a species of bird in the Furnariinae subfamily of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay, and has also occurred as a vagrant in Brazil. Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Sharp-billed Canastero sighting in Torres del Paine National Park, based on 82 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Torres del Paine National Park

Austral Canastero
LC

Austral Canastero

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Asthenes anthoides

<5% · Rare
Cordilleran Canastero
LC

Cordilleran Canastero

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Asthenes modesta

<5% · Rare
Thorn-tailed Rayadito
LC Endemic

Thorn-tailed Rayadito

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aphrastura spinicauda

30–40% · Possible
Dark-bellied Cinclodes
LC

Dark-bellied Cinclodes

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cinclodes patagonicus

10–20% · With luck
Scale-throated Earthcreeper
LC

Scale-throated Earthcreeper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Upucerthia dumetaria

10–20% · With luck
Buff-winged Cinclodes
LC

Buff-winged Cinclodes

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cinclodes fuscus

10–20% · With luck
White-throated Treerunner
LC

White-throated Treerunner

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pygarrhichas albogularis

5–10% · With luck
Wren-like Rushbird
LC

Wren-like Rushbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phleocryptes melanops

5–10% · With luck
Plain-mantled Tit-Spinetail
LC

Plain-mantled Tit-Spinetail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Leptasthenura aegithaloides

<5% · Rare
Common Miner
LC

Common Miner

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Geositta cunicularia

<5% · Rare
Gray-flanked Cinclodes
LC Endemic

Gray-flanked Cinclodes

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cinclodes oustaleti

<5% · Rare
Rufous-banded Miner
LC

Rufous-banded Miner

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Geositta rufipennis

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
5–10
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
5–10
Oct
10–20
Nov
5–10
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Península Valdés 🇦🇷 Argentina
30–40%
2 Nahuel Huapi National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
10–20%
3 Torres del Paine National Park 🇨🇱 Chile
5–10%
4 El Impenetrable National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
Insufficient data
5 Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park 🇨🇱 Chile
Insufficient data
6 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Sharp-billed Canastero in Torres del Paine National Park?

About 7% of wildlife watchers report a Sharp-billed Canastero sighting in Torres del Paine National Park, based on 82 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Sharp-billed Canastero in Torres del Paine National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Sharp-billed Canastero in Torres del Paine National Park in our monthly data.

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