Rufous-eared brushfinch

The rufous-eared brushfinch (Atlapetes rufigenis) is a species of bird in the family Passerellidae.

Rufous-eared brushfinch
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Passerellidae
Genus:	Atlapetes
Species:	A. rufigenis
Binomial name
Atlapetes rufigenis (Salvin, 1895)

It is found at high altitudes in woodland and shrub in the Andes of west-central Peru. It sometimes includes the Apurimac brush finch as a subspecies.

It is threatened by habitat loss.