Cuzco Brush-finch (Atlapetes canigenis)

Other Names (World)
Cuzco Brush-finch, Grey Brush-Finch, Gray Brush-Finch, Sooty Brush-finch, Cuzco Brushfinch

Family
Passerellidae (New World Sparrows)

Size
16 cm

First Described (Guide)
Chapman, 1919

Habitat
Undergrowth of montane woodland. From 2,500 - 3,000 m.

Range (Guide)

Peru (B).

Andes of Cuzco, in southern Peru.

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.

Habits
Singly, in pairs, and occasionally in mixed species flocks.

Voice
Fine 'tzit' calls. Song is complex series of high-pitched squeaks.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (9)...)

Cuzco Brushfinch (Atlapetes canigenis) [XC62912]
by Miguel Lezama N. from San Luis, Abra Malaga, Cusco dept., Peru (call, duet, calls, pair duet)

Cuzco Brushfinch (Atlapetes canigenis) [XC97376]
by Miguel Lezama N. from Canchayoc, Cuzco, Peru (song)

Subspecies
No 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 Slaty Brush-finch (Atlapetes schistaceus).

References
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