Tricolored brushfinch

Tricolored brushfinch
Tricolored brush finch in Perú
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
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

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

References

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   978-1-4081-0533-7.