New World Sparrows

Slaty Brushfinch

Atlapetes schistaceus

The Slaty Brushfinch (Atlapetes schistaceus) is a 28 g forest bird that eats a bit of everything. It stays put all year.

Family

New World Sparrows

Order

Passeriformes

Weight

28 g

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Omnivore

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

4

Recorded in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela.

Where to see it: Reserva Ecológica Río Blanco · Lodge (Colombia); Cabañas San Isidro (Ecuador); Alto Anchicayá - El Descanso (Doña Dora) (Colombia); Hotel Tinamú Birding Nature Reserve (Colombia).

Photo: (c) Tristan Jobin, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist