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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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When to see the Moustached Brushfinch
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is October, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Moustached Brushfinch
The map shades 2 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Moustached Brushfinch
The moustached brushfinch is a species of bird in the family Passerellidae.
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Easily confused with
Ochre-breasted BrushfinchAtlapetes semirufusThe ochre-breasted brushfinch measures approximately 18 cm in length and weighs between 29–33 g.
Grey-eared BrushfinchAtlapetes melanolaemusThe grey-eared brushfinch is about 17 cm (6.7 in) long and weighs about 27 to 30 g (0.95 to 1.1 oz).
Yellow-headed BrushfinchAtlapetes flavicepsThe yellow-headed brushfinch is a Near Threatened species of bird in the American sparrow family, Passerellidae.
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