Tepui Brushfinch

Atlapetes personatus

Least Concern · IUCN Red List

LCLeast ConcernInvertebratesForestCup nestSmall · 33 g

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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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When to see the Tepui Brushfinch

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Where to see the Tepui Brushfinch

Regular range

The map shades 2 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

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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