Cuzco brush finch

Cuzco brush finch
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Emberizidae
Genus: Atlapetes
Species: A. canigenis
Binomial name
Atlapetes canigenis
Chapman, 1919

The Cuzco brush finch (Atlapetes canigenis), also known as the grey brush finch or sooty brush finch, is a species of bird in the Emberizidae family. It is endemic humid Andean forests in south-eastern Peru, where mainly found in Cuzco. It is sometimes considered a subspecies of the slaty brush finch.

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