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| image = Dark-faced Brush-Finch - Manu NP_8392 (22765131263).jpg
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| status = LC
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| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_ref = <ref>{{cite iucn|url=https://www.iucnredlist.org/details/22733786/0 |title=''Atlapetes melanolaemus'' |author=BirdLife International |author-link=BirdLife International |year=2012 |access-date=26 November 2013|ref=harv}}</ref>
| status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 12 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=BirdLife International |date=2018 |title=''Atlapetes melanolaemus'' |volume=2018 |page=e.T22733786A132034744 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22733786A132034744.en |access-date=12 November 2021}}</ref>
| genus = Atlapetes
| genus = Atlapetes
| species = melanolaemus
| species = melanolaemus
| authority = ([[Philip Sclater|Sclater]] & [[Osbert Salvin|Salvin]], 1879)
| authority = ([[Philip Sclater|Sclater, PL]] & [[Osbert Salvin|Salvin]], 1879)
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| synonyms = | range_map = Atlapetes melanolaemus map.svg

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The '''grey-eared brush finch''' or '''black-faced brush-finch''' (''Atlapetes melanolaemus'') is a species of [[bird]] in the family [[Passerellidae]].
The '''grey-eared brushfinch''' or '''black-faced brushfinch''' ('''''Atlapetes melanolaemus''''') is a species of [[bird]] in the family [[Passerellidae]].


It is [[Endemism|endemic]] to humid [[Andean]] [[montane forest|forest]] from [[Cuzco Region|Cusco]] in [[Peru]] to [[La Paz Department, Bolivia|La Paz]] in [[Bolivia]].
It is [[Endemism|endemic]] to humid [[Andean]] [[montane forest|forest]] from [[Cuzco Region|Cusco]] in [[Peru]] to [[La Paz Department, Bolivia|La Paz]] in [[Bolivia]].


It is sometimes considered a [[subspecies]] of the [[rufous-naped brush finch]]. Despite the common names, its face is not blacker than in many of its relatives and the gray "ear" is often not easily visible. Overall it resembles the rufous-naped brush finch, but with darker, more [[Olive (colour)|olive]] underparts and a black throat.
It is sometimes considered a [[subspecies]] of the [[rufous-naped brushfinch]]. Despite the common names, its face is not blacker than in many of its relatives and the gray "ear" is often not easily visible. Overall it resembles the rufous-naped brushfinch, but with darker, more [[Olive (colour)|olive]] underparts and a black throat.


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Birds of the Peruvian Andes]]
[[Category:Birds of the Peruvian Andes]]
[[Category:Birds of the Bolivian Andes]]
[[Category:Birds of the Bolivian Andes]]
[[Category:Birds described in 1879|grey-eared brush finch]]
[[Category:Birds described in 1879|grey-eared brushfinch]]
[[Category:Taxa named by Philip Sclater|grey-eared brushfinch]]
[[Category:Taxa named by Osbert Salvin|grey-eared brushfinch]]
[[Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot]]
[[Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot]]

Latest revision as of 18:40, 12 January 2024

Grey-eared brushfinch
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Passerellidae
Genus: Atlapetes
Species:
A. melanolaemus
Binomial name
Atlapetes melanolaemus

The grey-eared brushfinch or black-faced brushfinch (Atlapetes melanolaemus) is a species of bird in the family Passerellidae.

It is endemic to humid Andean forest from Cusco in Peru to La Paz in Bolivia.

It is sometimes considered a subspecies of the rufous-naped brushfinch. Despite the common names, its face is not blacker than in many of its relatives and the gray "ear" is often not easily visible. Overall it resembles the rufous-naped brushfinch, but with darker, more olive underparts and a black throat.

References

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  1. ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Atlapetes melanolaemus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22733786A132034744. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22733786A132034744.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.