Slaty Brush-Finch
Atlapetes schistaceus
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- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
- FamilyPasserellidae (New World Sparrows)
- GenusAtlapetes (Atlapetes Brushfinches)
- SpeciesAtlapetes schistaceus (Slaty Brush-Finch)
About the Slaty Brush-Finch
The slaty brushfinch or northern slaty brushfinch (Atlapetes schistaceus) is a species of bird in the family Passerellidae, the New World sparrows. It is found from Venezuela to Ecuador. The slaty brushfinch was formally described in 1840 with the binomial Tanagra (Arremon) schistaceus. It was reassigned to its present genus Atlapetes in 1911.
The slaty brushfinch has these four subspecies: A. s. fumidus Wetmore & Phelps, WH Jr, 1953 A. s. castaneifrons (Sclater, PL & Salvin, 1875) A. s. tamae Cory, 1913 A. s. schistaceus (Boissonneau, 1840) What is now the Cuzco brushfinch (A. canigenis) was long treated as another subspecies but by the early twenty-first century it was widely recognized as a full species. What most taxonomic systems recognize as Taczanowski's brushfinch (A. taczanowskii) was also long treated as another subspecies. BirdLife International's Handbook of the Birds of the World recognized it as a species in 2016. The IOC and the Clements taxonomy followed suit in 2024, though Clements calls it the Peruvian slaty brushfinch. The first version of AviList in 2025 also recognized it. However, as of February 2026 the independent South American... Wikipedia →
Recent sightings of Slaty Brush-Finch in Chingaza National Natural Park
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Global Distribution
Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Puracé National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | Chingaza National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 3 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 4 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Slaty Brush-Finch in Chingaza National Natural Park?
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Slaty Brush-Finch sighting in Chingaza National Natural Park, based on 276 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Slaty Brush-Finch in Chingaza National Natural Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Slaty Brush-Finch in Chingaza National Natural Park in our monthly data.