Fulvous-headed Brushfinch
Photo © Luciano Massa
Photo © Luciano Massa — CC BY 4.0 — Source: iNaturalist photo #422441244The fulvous-headed brushfinch (Atlapetes fulviceps) is a species of bird in the family Passerellidae, the New World sparrows. It is found in Argentina and Bolivia. == Taxonomy and systematics == The fulvous-headed brushfinch was formally described in 1837 with the binomial Emberiza fulviceps. It was later reassigned to its present genus Atlapetes where it and the yellow-striped brushfinch (A. citriellus) are sister species. The fulvous-headed brushfinch is monotypic. == Description == The fulvous-headed brushfinch is about 17 cm (6.7 in) long. One individual weighed 28.2 g (0.99 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults have a mostly cinnamon head with a yellow patch above the lores, a yellow "moustche", and a yellow chin and throat. Their upperparts are green. Their tail is slate-gray with green feather edges. Their wings are mostly slate gray with greenish upperwng coverts and green edges on the flight feathers. They have an olive band across the breast that continues along the flanks and onto the crissum. Their belly is yellow. They have a medium brown iris, a black bill, and brownish legs and feet. == Distribution and habitat == The fulvous-headed brushfinch is found on the eastern slope of the Andes from La Paz…
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