Northern Slaty Brushfinch
Atlapetes schistaceus
The slaty brushfinch is a species of bird in the family Passerellidae. It is found in humid Andean forests from western Venezuela, through Colombia, to Ecuador. Taczanowski's brushfinch of central Peru was formerly treated as a subspecies. Furthermore, the Cuzco brushfinch from south-eastern Peru is sometimes considered a subspecies of the slaty brush finch.
- Scientific name
- Atlapetes schistaceus
- Family
- New World Sparrows
- IUCN status
- LC