Tricolored brushfinch
| Tricolored brushfinch | |
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| Tricolored brush finch in Colombia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Passerellidae |
| Genus: | Atlapetes |
| Species: | A. tricolor
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| Binomial name | |
| Atlapetes tricolor (Taczanowski, 1875)
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The tricolored brushfinch (Atlapetes tricolor) is a species of bird in the family Passerellidae. It is found in the Andes of central Peru and Ecuador.[2] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and heavily degraded former forest.
Taxonomy
[edit]The subspecies A. t. crassus is sometimes considered a full species, the Choco brush finch (Atlapetes crassus).
References
[edit]- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Atlapetes tricolor". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T103774148A94712158. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T103774148A94712158.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ Restall, Robin (2018). Birds Of Ecuador. Helm. ISBN 9781408105337.