Black-spectacled brush finch

Black-spectacled brush finch
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Passeriformes
Family:Passerellidae
Genus:Atlapetes
Species: A. melanopsis
Binomial name
Atlapetes melanopsis
Valqui & Fjeldså, 1999
Synonyms

Atlapetes melanops Valqui & Fjeldså, 1999

The black-spectacled brush finch (Atlapetes melanopsis) is a species of bird in the Passerellidae family. It is endemic to Peru.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Atlapetes melanopsis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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