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Tricolored brushfinch

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Tricolored brushfinch
Tricolored brush finch in Colombia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Passerellidae
Genus: Atlapetes
Species:
A. tricolor
Binomial name
Atlapetes tricolor
(Taczanowski, 1875)
Synonyms
  • Buarremon tricolor

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.

Taxonomy

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The subspecies A. t. crassus is sometimes considered a full species, the Choco brush finch (Atlapetes crassus).

References

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  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Atlapetes tricolor". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T103774148A94712158. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T103774148A94712158.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  2. ^ Restall, Robin (2018). Birds Of Ecuador. Helm. ISBN 9781408105337.