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Rufous-eared brushfinch
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The rufous-eared brushfinch (Atlapetes rufigenis) is a species of bird in the family Passerellidae.
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Rufous-eared brushfinch | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Passerellidae |
Genus: | Atlapetes |
Species: | A. rufigenis |
Binomial name | |
Atlapetes rufigenis (Salvin, 1895) | |
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It is found at high altitudes in woodland and shrub in the Andes of west-central Peru. It sometimes includes the Apurimac brush finch as a subspecies.
It is threatened by habitat loss.