About the Choco Brushfinch
The Choco brushfinch is a species of bird in the family Passerellidae, the New World sparrows. It is found in Colombia and Ecuador.
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The Choco brushfinch is 16 to 18 cm (6.3 to 7.1 in) long and weighs 29.5 to 40 g (1.0 to 1.4 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults have a tawny-golden crown and nape and a black face. Their back is dark olive to dark gray and their rump and uppertail coverts are olive. Their tail is dusky blackish and their wings dusky gray with dark olive feather edges. Their throat and underparts are bright yellow with an olive wash on the sides, flanks, vent, and undertail coverts. They have a deep reddish brown iris, a long, stout black bill, and grayish or dusky black legs and feet. Voice: The Choco brushfinch's song is a "lively phrase lasting some 2‒3 seconds that is repeated (with or without variations) every few seconds...transcribed as tzit-tzit-tzit-tju-tju-tju-tju-tjrrrr or seeuwee swee swit-swit-swit". Its call is a "high-pitched short staccato tsit". The species sings mostly at dawn and the early morning, typically from a high perch.
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What the Choco Brushfinch sounds like
Where it lives
When to see it
Peak activity in February · a resident species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Pale-naped BrushfinchAtlapetes pallidinuchaThe pale-naped brushfinch is about 18 cm (7.1 in) long and weighs about 21 to 40 g (0.74 to 1.4 oz).
Yellow-thighed BrushfinchAtlapetes tibialisThe yellow-thighed brushfinch is about 18 cm (7.1 in) long and weighs 27 to 35 g (0.95 to 1.2 oz).
Yellow-breasted BrushfinchAtlapetes latinuchusThe yellow-breasted brushfinch is about 17 cm (6.7 in) long and weighs about 16 to 31 g (0.56 to 1.1 oz).
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