Apurimac Brushfinch (Atlapetes forbesi)
About the Apurimac Brushfinch
The Apurimac brushfinch (Atlapetes forbesi) is a species of bird in the family Passerellidae, the New World sparrows. It is endemic to Peru. The Apurimac brushfinch was formally described by Alastair Morrison in 1947 as a subspecies of the rufous-eared brushfinch with the trinomial Atlapetes rufigenis forbesi. The specific epithet honors Sir Courtenay Forbes, a former British ambassador to Peru, who aided Morrison during his travels in the country. The species' English name comes from the Department of Apurimac, where the type specimen was collected. It was recognized as a full species, and not closely related to the rufous-eared brushfinch, early in the twenty-first century. The Apurimac brushfinch is monotypic.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 6 recordings for this species: 4 CC BY-NC-ND · 2 CC BY-NC-SA. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Peru in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Bay-crowned BrushfinchAtlapetes seebohmirecording
- Choco BrushfinchAtlapetes crassusrecording
- Dusky-headed BrushfinchAtlapetes fuscoolivaceusrecording
- Pale-headed BrushfinchAtlapetes pallidicepsrecording
- Pale-naped BrushfinchAtlapetes pallidinucharecording
- Slaty BrushfinchAtlapetes schistaceusrecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.