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Santa Marta Brushfinch
Atlapetes melanocephalus
Santa Marta Brushfinch (Atlapetes melanocephalus) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of South America.
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The Santa Marta Brushfinch (Atlapetes melanocephalus) is a member of the Passerellidae family found in South America. Adults weigh 25 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 melanocephalus
Quick facts
- Weight
- 25 g
- Diet
- Omnivores
- Family
- Passerellidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Santa Marta Brushfinch is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Behaviour
A bird of semi-open forest, it uses a wide range of foraging strategies.
Migration
The Santa Marta Brushfinch is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Santa Marta Brushfinch (Atlapetes melanocephalus) is a species of bird in the Passerellidae family, part of the order Passeriformes. It occurs naturally across South America. Its distribution covers SA Colombia.
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 25 g, with a wing length of about 7.1 cm and a tail of around 7.7 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 4,033 km² — a relatively restricted global range.
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Santa Marta Brushfinch?
The Santa Marta Brushfinch is a small bird that weighs around 25 g.
Where does the Santa Marta Brushfinch live?
The Santa Marta Brushfinch is found across South America with a range covering SA Colombia, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Santa Marta Brushfinch belong to?
The Santa Marta Brushfinch (Atlapetes melanocephalus) belongs to the Passerellidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Santa Marta Brushfinch eat?
The Santa Marta Brushfinch is a omnivore — it takes a broad, omnivorous diet of both plant and animal foods.
Does the Santa Marta Brushfinch migrate?
The Santa Marta Brushfinch is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Santa Marta 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 Santa Marta Brushfinch make?
1 real field recording of the Santa Marta Brushfinch — including its dawn song — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Santa Marta Brushfinch's range?
The Santa Marta Brushfinch has a mapped global range of about 4,033 km².
Conservation
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