Grey-eared Brushfinch vs Moustached Brushfinch

Grey-eared Brushfinch

Atlapetes melanolaemus

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The grey-eared brushfinch is about 17 cm (6.7 in) long and weighs about 27 to 30 g (0.95 to 1.1 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults have a bright rufous forehead, crown, and nape. Their face, chin, and throat are blackish. Their upperparts are blackish with a slight olive wash on the rump. Their tail is blackish with olive feather edges. Their wings are wholly blackish. Their underparts are dull yellow with dusky scaling on the breast and a dusky olive wash on the flanks. They have a dark reddish iris, a black bill, and blackish legs and feet. Voice: The grey-eared brushfinch's song is "a pleasing, simple series of whistled phrases, somewhat variable, for example: twee-twee and chew-seelip". Excited pairs duet "a series of shrill, wiry whistles and chatters, often ending in a rattling trill". The species' call is "a high ti".

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Moustached Brushfinch

Atlapetes albofrenatus

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Like most Atlapetes species, the moustached brushfinch is a large-headed, long-tailed New World sparrow. Adult. Adults are between 17.5 and 18cm in length, and weigh approximately 30g. Their upper parts are mostly olive green, with the primaries and tail being black tinged with olive. The breast, belly and vent are deep yellow, while the flanks are yellow with a greenish wash. The species has a striking head pattern, with a bright chestnut-rufous cap and nape, black forehead, and an all black mask extending from the lores to the nape.

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