Cuzco brush finch

Cuzco brush finch
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Passeriformes
Family:Passerellidae
Genus:Atlapetes
Species: A. canigenis
Binomial name
Atlapetes canigenis
Chapman, 1919

The Cuzco brush finch (Atlapetes canigenis), also known as the grey brush finch or sooty brush finch, is a species of bird in the Passerellidae family. It is endemic humid Andean forests in south-eastern Peru, where mainly found in Cuzco. It is sometimes considered a subspecies of the slaty brush finch.

References

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