Rufous-eared brushfinch

Rufous-eared brushfinch
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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 brushfinch (Atlapetes rufigenis) is a species of bird in the family Passerellidae.

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

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2022). "Atlapetes rufigenis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T22721492A210409417. Retrieved 22 July 2022.