Biology:Rufous-eared brush finch

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Rufous-eared brush finch
Atlapetes rufigenis Keulemans - high res.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Passerellidae
Genus: Atlapetes
Species:
A. rufigenis
Binomial name
Atlapetes rufigenis
(Salvin, 1895)

The rufous-eared brush finch (Atlapetes rufigenis) is a species of bird in the Passerellidae family.

It is found at high altitudes in woodland and shrub in the Andes of west-central Peru. It sometimes includes the Apurimac brush finch as a subspecies.

It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q2226523 entry