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Tepui Brushfinch
Atlapetes personatus
Tepui Brushfinch (Atlapetes personatus) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of South America.
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The Tepui Brushfinch (Atlapetes personatus) is a member of the Passerellidae family found in South America. Adults weigh 32.7 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Passerellidae New World Sparrows
- Genus Atlapetes
- Species personatus
Quick facts
- Weight
- 32.7 g
- Diet
- Omnivores
- Family
- Passerellidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Tepui Brushfinch is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Behaviour
A bird of semi-open forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Tepui Brushfinch is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Tepui Brushfinch (Atlapetes personatus) belongs to the Passerellidae family of the order Passeriformes. It is found across South America. Its distribution covers SA tepuis.
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 32.7 g, with a wing length of about 7.8 cm and a tail of around 7.9 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
Its mapped global range covers an estimated 100,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Tepui Brushfinch?
The Tepui Brushfinch is a small bird that weighs around 32.7 g.
Where does the Tepui Brushfinch live?
The Tepui Brushfinch is found across South America with a range covering SA tepuis, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Tepui Brushfinch belong to?
The Tepui Brushfinch (Atlapetes personatus) belongs to the Passerellidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Tepui Brushfinch eat?
The Tepui Brushfinch is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Does the Tepui Brushfinch migrate?
The Tepui Brushfinch is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Tepui Brushfinch endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Tepui Brushfinch make?
1 real field recording of the Tepui Brushfinch — including its call — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Tepui Brushfinch's range?
The Tepui Brushfinch has a mapped global range of about 100,000 km².
Conservation
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