Alternative name: Gray-eared Brush-Finch
- Atlapetes melanolaemus
Identification
17 cm
- Rufous front, crown and nape
- Dark olive upperside and tail
- Black throat and blackish sides of head
- Dusky-yellow underside with some black speckling on breast and flanks
Distribution
South America: found in the subtropical Andes of south-eastern Peru (Cuzco and Puno) and just into northernmost Bolivia
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Found at slopes with humid forest and scrub at 1400-3200 m asl.
Behaviour
Finds its food on or near the ground
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Jaramillo, A. (2020). Black-faced Brushfinch (Atlapetes melanolaemus), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D.A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.bkfbrf1.01
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Black-faced Brushfinch. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 24 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black-faced_Brushfinch
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
