Habitat
Degraded forest, thick secondary vegetation (especially where vines and remnant forest trees are present) and bushy, overgrown bean-fields. From 1,300 - 2,500 m.
Eastern slope of central Andes in northern Tolima, in Colombia.
Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.
Population
Estimated population is 250 - 999 (2010) and decreasing.
Status EN
Habitat destruction through conversion to agriculture, including coffee plantations, potatoes, beans and cattle-grazing, is the main threat.
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
Voice
High-pitched hoarse squeaky notes followed by a flurrish of faster notes.
Yellow-headed Brushfinch (Atlapetes flaviceps) [XC52486]
by Bernabe Lopez-Lanus from Finca Yerbabuenal (sobre Toche), canon del rio Toche, Tolima, Colombia (song)
Yellow-headed Brushfinch (Atlapetes flaviceps) [XC738018]
by Nick Athanas from Finca Agroturistica Dulima, LLanitos, Ibague, Tolima, Colombia (song)
BirdLife International Species Factsheet