Bolivian Brushfinch
Atlapetes rufinucha (d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1837)
Passerellidae — New World Sparrows
Bolivian Brushfinch, Atlapetes rufinucha, is a passerine of the New World sparrows found in Bolivia in South America. It is confined to the Bolivian Andes and occurs in a broken pattern across the country. The nominate form is recorded in two small areas of La Paz Department and a larger area in Cochabamba Department, while A. r. carrikeri is found in Santa Cruz Department. It lives in semi-open country, including forest edges, shrubby pasture and secondary forest, from 1,200 to 3,600 m. It was described in 1837 and is placed in the family Passerellidae.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Passerellidae — New World Sparrows
- Breeding range
- South America: Bolivia
