Slaty brushfinch

The slaty brushfinch (Atlapetes schistaceus) is a species of bird in the family Passerellidae. It is found in humid Andean forests from western Venezuela, through Colombia, to Ecuador, with a disjunct population in central Peru. The latter is sometimes considered a separate species, the Taczanowski's brushfinch (A. taczanowskii). Furthermore, the Cuzco brushfinch from south-eastern Peru is sometimes considered a subspecies of the slaty brush finch.

Slaty brushfinch
A. s. schistaceus (top, in Colombia) and A. s. taczanowskii (bottom, in Peru)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain:Eukaryota
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Passeriformes
Family:Passerellidae
Genus:Atlapetes
Species:
A. schistaceus
Binomial name
Atlapetes schistaceus
(Boissonneau, 1840)

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