Yellow-headed Brush-finch
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| Atlapetes flaviceps Chapman, 1912 |
The Yellow-headed Brush-finch (Atlapetes flaviceps), previously known as the Olive-headed Brush-finch, is a species of bird in the Emberizidae family. It is endemic to Colombia, where it has been recorded once in La Plata Vieja Valley, Huila, and in the Toche Valley in Tolima, where between 250-999 individuals are thought to live.
The species has a yellow head with bright yellow lores, the rest of the plumage is yellow with dark olive upperparts, wing and tail.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forest and arable land. It is threatened by habitat loss, as land is cleared for agriculture.
[edit] References
- BirdLife International 2004. Atlapetes flaviceps. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 25 July 2007.
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