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- Atlapetes melanopsis
Identification
17.5 cm
- Pale ochraceous-tawny cap
- Black forehead
- Whitish supraloral "horns"
- Short, indistinct malar stripe
- Large, black area around eyes
- Dull greenish-grey upperparts, darker wings and tail
- Dusky underparts with olivaceous tinge
- Black bill
- Dark brownish-red iris
- Grey feet.
Distribution
South America: found in the Andes of southern Peru (Ayacucho and Huancavelica).
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Moist montanes and high-altitude shrubland, dry, open bushy areas, often in ravines with dense thickets at heights around 2,480-3,400 m.
Behaviour
References
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- BirdLife International
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Black-spectacled Brushfinch. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 6 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black-spectacled_Brushfinch
