About the Bay-crowned Brushfinch
The bay-crowned brushfinch is a species of bird in the family Passerellidae, the New World sparrows. It is found in Ecuador and Peru.
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The bay-crowned brushfinch is 16 to 17 cm (6.3 to 6.7 in) long. The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies have a black forehead and a deep rufous crown and nape. Their face is black with a wide white lower cheek and a thin black line below the front of it. Their upperparts are olive-gray; their wings and tail are slightly darker with white on the marginal coverts. Their chin and throat are white with a light gray breastband below them that extends along the flanks and is more olive-gray at the rear. Voice: The bay-crowned brushfinch's song is a fast "chew-chew wit-chew or shorter chew-chew’trrrrr". Its main call is "a high-pitched tsiip". When alarmed it makes a repeated "sharp piit or put".
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What the Bay-crowned Brushfinch sounds like
Where the Bay-crowned Brushfinch lives
When to see the Bay-crowned Brushfinch
Peak activity in November · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Yellow-striped BrushfinchAtlapetes citrinellusThe yellow-striped brushfinch is about 17 cm (6.7 in) long; one male weighed 28 g (0.99 oz).
Cuzco BrushfinchAtlapetes canigenisBrushfinches are typically medium-size sparrows, with long tails.
Rufous-eared BrushfinchAtlapetes rufigenisThe rufous-eared brushfinch is 17.5 to 19 cm (6.9 to 7.5 in) long; one male weighed 44 g (1.6 oz).
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