Slaty Brush-finch (Atlapetes schistaceus)

Other Names (World)
Slaty Brush-Finch, Taczanowski's Brush-finch (taczanowskii), Slaty Brushfinch

Family
Passerellidae (New World Sparrows)

Size
18 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Boissonneau, 1840)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical moist montane forest. From 2,500 - 3,500 m, occasionally down to 1,900 m.

Range (Guide)

Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, 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 (2013) and stable.

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (17)...)

Slaty Brushfinch (Atlapetes schistaceus) [XC693342]
by Peter Boesman from Chamicero del Perij\u00e1 Proaves Reserve, Cesar, Colombia (song)

Slaty Brushfinch (Atlapetes schistaceus) [XC837596]
by Juan Pablo L\u00f3pez-O. from Finca Cortaderal, Santa Rosa de Cabal, Risaralda, Colombia (song)

Subspecies
Atlapetes schistaceus (Sibley and Monroe 1990, 1993) has been split into Slaty Brush-finch (Atlapetes schistaceus) and Cuzco Brush-finch (Atlapetes canigenis) following SACC (2005).

Until recently, generally treated as conspecific with Cuzco Brush-finch (Atlapetes canigenis). Sometimes thought to form a superspecies with Bay-crowned Brush-finch (Atlapetes seebohmi) and Rusty-bellied Brush-finch (Atlapetes nationi), and often considered conspecific with former. Has been suggested that this species and Vilcabamba Brush-finch (Atlapetes terborghi), Black-faced Brush-finch (Atlapetes melanolaemus) and Bolivian Brush-finch (Atlapetes rufinucha) are related in a complex manner, with yellow coloration lost or gained in a leap-frog pattern, such that taxa which do not look alike may in fact be closely related to each other. Subspecies taczanowskii possibly represents a separate species. Further study needed.

The following 5 subspecies are recognised:

fumidus Wetmore & Phelps Jr, 1953 - Sierra de Perij�, on northern Colombia-western Venezuela border.
castaneifrons (Sclater, PL & Salvin, 1875) - Andes of Venezuela (Trujillo, M�rida and central and eastern T�chira).
tamae Cory, 1913 - Western Venezuela (south-western T�chira) and adjacent Colombia (Norte de Santander).
schistaceus (Boissonneau, 1840) - Western and central Colombian Andes (southern from Antioquia and Norte de Santander) and northern and central Ecuador.
taczanowskii (Sclater, PL & Salvin, 1875) - Andes of central Peru (Hu�nuco south to Jun��n). Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Taczanowski's Brush-finch (Atlapetes taczanowskii).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Slaty Brush-finch (Atlapetes schistaceus) - 10 files

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