- Atlapetes personatus
Identification
18 cm (7 in)
Male
- Cinnamon-rufous nape
- Olive upperparts
- Yellow underparts
Distribution
South America: found in Venezuela, Guyana and Brazil.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 6 subspecies[1]:
- A. p. personatus:
- Tepuis of southern Venezuela (Mount Roraima and adjacent tepuis)
- A. p. collaris:
- Tepuis of southern Venezuela (Auyan-tepui in south-eastern Bolívar)
- A. p. duidae:
- Tepuis of southern Venezuela (Mount Duida in Amazonas)
- A. p. parui:
- Tepuis of southern Venezuela (northern Amazonas)
- A. p. paraquensis:
- Tepuis of southern Venezuela (Cerro Paraque and Cerro Yaví)
- A. p. jugularis:
- Cerro de la Neblina (Venezuela/Brazil border in south-eastern Amazonas)
Habitat
Shrubby borders and clearings. Understorey of wet forests in tepui.
Behaviour
Diet
There is not much published information. Their diet consists of arthropods and berries. they forage close to the ground constantly cocking the tail.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Mar 2018)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Tepui Brushfinch. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 4 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Tepui_Brushfinch
