Fulvous-headed Brush-finch (Atlapetes fulviceps)

Family
Passerellidae (New World Sparrows)

Size
17 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Lafresnaye & D'Orbigny, 1837)

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

Range (Guide)

Argentina, Bolivia.

Andes of Bolivia (from La Paz south to Tarija) and adjacent north-western Argentina (south to Jujuy and Salta).

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
A thin, high-pitched song 'tsit - tsit - tsiddle tsoo tsoo tsoo'.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (29)...)

Fulvous-headed Brushfinch (Atlapetes fulviceps) [XC139232]
by Bernabe Lopez-Lanus from A 2 km al W de El Monolito, l\u00edmite del PN Calilegua, Jujuy, Argentina (song)

Fulvous-headed Brushfinch (Atlapetes fulviceps) [XC139270]
by Bernabe Lopez-Lanus from A 2 km al W de El Monolito, l\u00edmite del PN Calilegua, Jujuy, Argentina (song)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

Sometimes considered to form a superspecies with Ochre-breasted Brush-finch (Atlapetes semirufus) and Tepui Brush-finch (Atlapetes personatus). While last two may be closely related, present species believed not close to them but, rather, merely visually similar.

References
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