| Tricolored brushfinch | |
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| Tricolored brush finch in Colombia | |
| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Passerellidae |
| Genus: | Atlapetes |
| Species: | A. tricolor |
| Binomial name | |
| Atlapetes tricolor (Taczanowski, 1875) | |
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The tricolored brushfinch (Atlapetes tricolor) is a species of bird in the family Passerellidae. It is found in the Andes of central Peru and Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and heavily degraded former forest.
Taxonomy
The subspecies A. t. crassus is sometimes considered a full species, the Choco brush finch (Atlapetes crassus).
References
- BirdLife International (2016). "Atlapetes tricolor". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T103774148A94712158. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T103774148A94712158.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- Restall, Robin (2018). Birds Of Ecuador. Helm. ISBN 9781408105337.