Rufous-eared brush finch
| Rufous-eared brush finch | |
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| 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 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
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Atlapetes rufigenis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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