About the Tepui Brushfinch
The tepui brushfinch is a species of bird in the family Passerellidae, the New World sparrows. It is found in Brazil, Guyana, and Venezuela.
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The tepui brushfinch is 17 to 18 cm (6.7 to 7.1 in) long and weighs 29 to 37 g (1.0 to 1.3 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies A. p. personatus have a mostly cinnamon rufous head with a yellow throat. Their upperparts, wings, and tail are mostly gray with an olive wash; their wing coverts and flight feathers are slightly more blackish. Their breast and belly are yellow and their flanks, vent, and undertail coverts are dusky olive. Juveniles have a brownish gray head and slightly browner upperparts than adults. Voice: The tepui brushfinch sings "exuberant outbursts at dawn" but is generally somewhat quiet during the day. Its usual dawn song is "an unmusical speek! speek! speeu-TEE-tu'tu'tu". When they are excited, pairs sing in duet "ti'ti'ti'ti'ti'ti'ti'tio'ti'tsit'tsit'tsit'tsit'chi'chi'chi 'che'che'chewee-chewee".
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Where it lives
When to see it
Peak activity in February · a variable species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Apurimac BrushfinchAtlapetes forbesiThe Apurimac brushfinch is 18 to 19 cm (7.1 to 7.5 in) long and weighs about 40 to 43 g (1.4 to 1.5 oz).
White-rimmed BrushfinchAtlapetes leucopisThe white-rimmed brushfinch is about 18 cm (7.1 in) long.
Antioquia BrushfinchAtlapetes blancaeA. blancae is as a large finch with grey plumage; dark grey feathers on its back and tail, with whitish grey on its breast, stomach and throat.
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