Tricolored brushfinch
The tricolored brushfinch (Atlapetes tricolor) is a species of bird in the family Passerellidae. It is found in the Andes of central Peru and Ecuador.[2] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and heavily degraded former forest.
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| Tricolored brush finch in Colombia | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Passerellidae |
| Genus: | Atlapetes |
| Species: | A. tricolor |
| Binomial name | |
| Atlapetes tricolor (Taczanowski, 1874) | |
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Taxonomy
The subspecies A. t. crassus is sometimes considered a full species, the Choco brush finch (Atlapetes crassus).
References
- BirdLife International (2012). "Atlapetes tricolor". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- Restall, Robin (2018). Birds Of Ecuador. Helm. ISBN 9781408105337.
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