Bay-crowned Brushfinch (Atlapetes seebohmi) [XC242240]
by Brian Cox from Loja: Bosque de Hanne, 2 km WSW Utuana, Ecuador (song)
Bay-crowned Brushfinch (Atlapetes seebohmi) [XC121059]
by Michael Hurben from Reserva Bosque Hanne, Utuana, 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).