Bay-crowned Brush-Finch
Atlapetes seebohmi
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- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
- FamilyPasserellidae (New World Sparrows)
- GenusAtlapetes (Atlapetes Brushfinches)
- SpeciesAtlapetes seebohmi (Bay-crowned Brush-Finch)
About the Bay-crowned Brush-Finch
The bay-crowned brushfinch (Atlapetes seebohmi) is a species of bird in the family Passerellidae, the New World sparrows. It is found in Ecuador and Peru. The bay-crowned brushfinch was formally described in 1883 with the binomial Carenochrous seebohmi. The genus Carenochrous was later merged into the present Atlapetes. The specific epithet seebohmi honors Henry Seebohm. Various authors have treated the bay-crowned brushfinch as conspecific with one of the slaty brushfinch (A. schistaceus) or the rusty-bellied brushfinch (A. nationi).
The further taxonomy of the bay-crowned brushfinch is unsettled. The IOC and AviList assign it two subspecies, the nominate A. s. seebohmi (Taczanowski, 1883) and A. s. simonsi (Sharpe, 1900). However, the Clements taxonomy and BirdLife International's Handbook of the Birds of the World add a third subspecies, A. s. celicae (Chapman, 1925), that the other systems include within A. s. simonsi.
This article follows the two-subspecies model. The bay-crowned brushfinch is 16 to 17 cm (6.3 to 6.7 in) long. The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies have a black forehead and a deep rufous... Wikipedia →
Recent sightings of Bay-crowned Brush-Finch in Huascarán National 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 | Huascarán National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Bay-crowned Brush-Finch in Huascarán National Park?
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Bay-crowned Brush-Finch sighting in Huascarán National Park, based on 44 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Bay-crowned Brush-Finch in Huascarán National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Bay-crowned Brush-Finch in Huascarán National Park in our monthly data.