The Cipo canastero (Asthenes luizae) is a Near Threatened species of bird in the Furnariinae subfamily of the ovenbird family Furnariidae.

[5][6] The Cipo canastero is found in a few locations in the Espinhaço Mountains of north-central and east-central Minas Gerais, a state in southeastern Brazil.

It has a small range with discontinuous habitat and an estimated population of 10,600 mature individuals that is believed to be decreasing.

"Brood parasitism by the recently introduced Shiny Cowbird (Molothrus bonariensis) is thought to be the most serious current threat and the main cause of the species's ongoing decline."

Frequent fires in the dry season are also a potentially serious threat especially with the expected increased dryness due to climate change.

"[D]iscovery of this species in Mar 2000 at Campina do Bananal, 170 km N of other known localities and N of Jequitinhonha Valley, gives cause for optimism.