Slaty Brush-finch Atlapetes schistaceus

Colombian name: Gorrión-montés Pizarra
Slaty Brush Finch, Montaña del Oso, Cundinamarca, Colombia, April 2012 - click for larger image Montaña del Oso, Cundinamarca, Colombia
April 2012

The Slaty Brush-finch is distributed in the Andes from western Venezuela through Colombia to eastern Ecuador. See the distribution map at Birdlife International.

Slaty Brush Finch, Montaña del Oso, Cundinamarca, Colombia, April 2012 - click for larger image It is found in shrubby forest borders, Polylepsis and elfin forest up to the tree-line and mainly between 2,500 and 3,800 metres.

It has a chestnut crown, a white moustachial stripe bordered black and a whitish spot on the lores. Some sub-species such as the nominate form shown here have a white wing speculum.

The song usually contains phrases of chewy-chewy or t'chew t'chew.

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