Biology:Tricolored brush finch

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Tricolored brush finch
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Tricolored brush finch in Colombia
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Passerellidae
Genus: Atlapetes
Species:
A. tricolor
Binomial name
Atlapetes tricolor
(Taczanowski, 1874)
Synonyms
  • Buarremon tricolor

The tricolored brush finch (Atlapetes tricolor) is a species of bird in the family Passerellidae. It is found in the Andes of central Peru and Ecuador.[1] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and heavily degraded former forest.

Taxonomy

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

References

  1. Restall, Robin (2018). Birds Of Ecuador. Helm. ISBN 9781408105337. 

Wikidata ☰ Q2226685 entry