Bolivian brushfinch

The Bolivian brushfinch or rufous-naped brushfinch (Atlapetes rufinucha) is a species of bird in the family Passerellidae.

Bolivian brushfinch

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Passerellidae
Genus: Atlapetes
Species:
A. rufinucha
Binomial name
Atlapetes rufinucha

It is endemic to Bolivia[2] and is found in humid Andean forests.

It sometimes includes the rufous-naped brushfinch, Vilcabamba brushfinch and grey-eared brushfinches as subspecies.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Atlapetes rufinucha". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/


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