Bolivian Brushfinch
Atlapetes rufinucha
Common, striking brushfinch of the understory of humid montane forest in the middle and upper elevation of the eastern slope of the Andes in central and Northern Bolivia. Travels in pairs and family groups, often with mixed-species flocks. Distinctive in range – replaced to the north by Black-faced Brushfinch, to the south (at the main bend in the Andes) by Fulvous-headed Brushfinch.
Identification
The Bolivian brushfinch (Atlapetes rufinucha) is a species of bird in the family Passerellidae, the New World sparrows. It is endemic to Bolivia.
Taxonomy
Genus: Atlapetes; Family: Passerellidae; Order: Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Atlapetes rufinucha
- Authority
- (d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Passerellidae
- Genus
- Atlapetes
Range and habitat
- Migration
- Resident species
Behavior
Migration pattern: Resident species.
Conservation
Population trend: declining.
- Population trend
- declining
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Distribution
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