© Alex Wiebe
© Will Sweet
© Alex Wiebe
© Tim Forrester

Grey-eared Brushfinch Atlapetes melanolaemus

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Identification

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Long-tailed, sparrow-like bird found in humid habitats along the Andes. Has a dark gray face and upperparts, with dusky yellowish underparts and a rusty red crown. Told apart from other brushfinches in range by its combination of yellow belly and red crown; more brightly colored than the similar Olive Finch, which has an olive-yellow back. Forages near the ground in montane forest and scrub within a wide elevational range. Listen for its simple whistled song and high, thin call notes.

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