Moustached Brush-finch (Atlapetes albofrenatus)

Family
Passerellidae (New World Sparrows)

Size
17.50 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Boissonneau, 1840)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical moist montane forest. From 1,500 - 2,500 m, occasionally down to 1,300 m.

Range (Guide)

Colombia, Venezuela.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (49)...)

Moustached Brushfinch (Atlapetes albofrenatus) [XC37564]
by Andres Angulo from Parque Natural Chicaque, Colombia (song)

Moustached Brushfinch (Atlapetes albofrenatus) [XC16561]
by Frank Lambert from RNA Hormiguero de Torcoroma, Oca\u00f1a, Norte de Santander, Colombia (call, song, calls)

Subspecies
In Perij� Mts (north-eastern Colombia-north-western Venezuela border) there may be an undescribed taxon that is related to nominate subspecies, intergrading with it in Norte de Santander. Further study is required.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

albofrenatus (Boissonneau, 1840) - Eastern Andes of Colombia from Norte de Santander south to Cundinamarca.
meridae (P. L. Sclater and Salvin, 1871) - Andes of M�rida and eastern T�chira, in western Venezuela. Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Merida Brush-finch (Atlapetes meridae).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Moustached Brush-finch (Atlapetes albofrenatus) - 10 files

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