Rufous-eared Brush-finch

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Rufous-eared Brush-finch
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Emberizidae
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 Emberizidae family. It is endemic to Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, and rural gardens. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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