Bay-crowned Brushfinch (Atlapetes seebohmi) [XC209568]
by Niels Krabbe from Rumi Wilco, Vilcabamba, Loja, Ecuador (call)
Bay-crowned Brushfinch (Atlapetes seebohmi) [XC245762]
by Mitch Lysinger from Parque Universitario (PUEAR), Universidad Nacional de Loja, Loja, Ecuador (call)
Subspecies
Sometimes thought to form a superspecies with Slaty Brush-finch (Atlapetes schistaceus) and Rusty-bellied Brush-finch (Atlapetes nationi), and often considered conspecific with one or the other. Subspecies celicae, known from a single specimen, may be an aberrant individual of simonsi.
The following 3 subspecies are recognised:
celicae (Taczanowski, 1883) - Western Loja (region of Celica), in south-western Ecuador.
simonsi (Sharpe, 1900) - Central and eastern Loja, in southern Ecuador.
seebohmi (Taczanowski, 1883) - Pacific slope of Andes in north-western Peru (south to Ancash).