| Slaty Brush Finch | |
|---|---|
| A. s. castaneifrons and A. s. taczanowskii (lower) | |
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Emberizidae |
| Genus: | Atlapetes |
| Species: | A. schistaceus |
| Binomial name | |
| Atlapetes schistaceus (Boissonneau, 1840) |
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The Slaty Brush Finch (Atlapetes schistaceus) is a species of bird in the Emberizidae family. It is found in humid Andean forests from western Venezuela, through Colombia, to Ecuador, with a disjunct population in central Peru. The latter is sometimes considered a separate species, the Taczanowski's Brush-finch (A. taczanowskii). Furthermore, the Cuzco Brush Finch from south-eastern Peru is sometimes considered a subspecies of the Slaty Brush Finch.