Black-faced Brush-finch (Atlapetes melanolaemus)

Other Names (World)
Black-faced Brush-Finch, Grey-eared Brush-Finch, Gray-eared Brush-Finch, Dark-faced Brush-finch, Grey-eared Brushfinch, Black-faced Brushfinch

Family
Passerellidae (New World Sparrows)

Size
17 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Sclater & Salvin, 1879)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical montane moist forest. From 1,500 - 3,000 m.

Range (Guide)

Peru (B).

South-eastern Peru (eastern Cuzco and adjacent Puno) and adjacent western Bolivia (extreme northern La Paz).

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 (2)...)

Grey-eared Brushfinch (Atlapetes melanolaemus) [XC11914]
by Frank Lambert from Manu Road below Pillahuata, Peru (song)

Grey-eared Brushfinch (Atlapetes melanolaemus) [XC38937]
by id from Apa Apa forest, near Chulumani, Bolivia (call)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Atlapetes rufinucha (Sibley and Monroe 1990, 1993) has been split into Bolivian Brush-finch (Atlapetes rufinucha), Black-faced Brush-finch (Atlapetes melanolaemus) and Yellow-breasted Brush-finch (Atlapetes latinuchus) following SACC (2005).

Often considered a subspecies of Yellow-breasted Brush-finch (Atlapetes latinuchus), and both were originally considered part of a wider complex that included also Vilcabamba Brush-finch (Atlapetes terborghi) and Bolivian Brush-finch (Atlapetes rufinucha), although recent studies suggest that various components of this group may not be each other's closest relatives. Present species likely closest to Vilcabamba Brush-finch (Atlapetes terborghi). One specimen of nominate subspecies of Bolivian Brush-finch (Atlapetes rufinucha) from La Paz (Bolivia) exhibits dark scalloping on breast, approaching present species. It is unclear if this is a variation in former species or due to gene flow between the two.

References
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