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Photo by Gary Clark.
Location: Tandayapa, Ecuador

Atlapetes leucopterus

[edit] Identification

A mid-sized finch with a black mask, dark olive back, and gold crest. Uniform white underparts. Small white spots above bill and on leading edge of wings. Sexes alike.

[edit] Distribution

Ecuador and Peru.

[edit] Taxonomy

[edit] Habitat

Lower growth of montane forest and borders between 1000 and 2600m on west slope of Andes.

[edit] Behaviour

Energetic foragers for berries and seeds, often with mixed flocks.

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