Apurimac Brush-finch (Atlapetes forbesi)

Other Names (World)
Apurimac Brush-Finch, Apurimac Brush-Finch, Black-spectacled Brush-finch(!), Apurimac Brushfinch

Family
Passerellidae (New World Sparrows)

Size
17.50 cm

First Described (Guide)
Morrison, 1947

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical high altitude shrubland, subtropical and tropical moist montane forest. From 2,500 - 3,500 m, occasionally up to 4,000 m.

Range (Guide)

Peru (B).

Andes of southern Peru (eastern Apur��mac and adjacent Cuzco).

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
Faint 'tzi' calls. Song is a variation of four different notes repeated in different themes.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (4)...)

Apurimac Brushfinch (Atlapetes forbesi) [XC74502]
by id from Soraypampa, Cuzco, Peru (call)

Apurimac Brushfinch (Atlapetes forbesi) [XC20623]
by Martin St-Michel from Huanipaca Road, Peru (song, song response to playback)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Until recently usually treated as conspecific with Rufous-eared Brush-finch (Atlapetes rufigenis).

Similar Species
Allopatric with all similar forms: Slaty Brush-finch (Atlapetes schistaceus) is only rufous on crown; Black-spectacled Brush-finch (Atlapetes melanopsis) is generally duller with more buffy head; and Rufous-eared Brush-finch (Atlapetes rufigenis) has no black around eye.

References
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