Apurimac Brushfinch
Atlapetes forbesiMorrison, ARG, 1947
English (US) Apurimac Brushfinch
The Apurimac Brushfinch (Atlapetes forbesi) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Passerellidae (New World Sparrows) in the order Passeriformes.
Range: Andes of south-central Peru (ApurĂmac, Cusco, and Puno)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Atlapetes forbesi
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Apurimac Brushfinch
- Described by
- Morrison, ARG, 1947
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Atlapetes rufigenis forbesi
- Described by
- Morrison, ARG, 1947
- Type locality
- Pomayaco, 9,100 ft., Pampas River valley, 80 mi. southeast of Ayacucho, Apurimac, Peru.
- Original description
- Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 67 p.88
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Bay-crowned Brushfinch
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Rusty-bellied Brushfinch
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Black-spectacled Brushfinch
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Vilcabamba Brushfinch
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Grey-eared Brushfinch
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Bolivian Brushfinch
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Fulvous-headed Brushfinch
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