Data Zone
Justification of Red List category
Although this species may have a restricted range, it is not believed to approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the range size criterion (Extent of Occurrence under 20,000 km² combined with a declining or fluctuating range size, habitat extent/quality, or population size and a small number of locations or severe fragmentation). The population size has not been quantified, but it is not believed to approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the population size criterion (under 10,000 mature individuals with a continuing decline estimated to be over 10% in ten years or three generations, or with a specified population structure). Despite the fact that the population trend appears to be decreasing, the decline is not believed to be sufficiently rapid to approach the thresholds for Vulnerable under the population trend criterion (over 30% decline over ten years or three generations). For these reasons the species is evaluated as Least Concern.
Population justification
The global population size has not been quantified, but the species is described as fairly common in humid montane forest and shrubs (Clements and Shany 2001). This species is considered to have a medium dependency on forest habitat, and tree cover is estimated to have declined by 0.8% within its mapped range over the past 10 years (Global Forest Watch 2022, using Hansen et al. [2013] data and methods disclosed therein). Therefore, as a precautionary measure, it is tentatively suspected that this loss of cover may have led to a decline of between 1-19% in the species' population size over the same time frame.
Trend justification
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This species is mainly found in the Cordillera Vilcabamba in central Cuzco, south Peru (García-Moreno and Fjeldså 1999). Surveys in neighbouring Apurímac would determine whether populations exist within the Apurímac Reserve Zone and Ampay National Sanctuary.
This species inhabits the undergrowth of montane woodland between 2,500 and 3000m of altitude (Remsen and Graves 1995). It has been recorded singly, in pairs, and occasionally in mixed species flocks.
16 cm. Dark, sooty-coloured finch. Rich rufous crown. Black area around eye, supercilium and rear ear-coverts. Otherwise dark grey above, with distinct grey edging to wings. Blackish tail. Faint black moustachial stripe. Slaty grey underparts. Dark bill. Dark reddish eyes. Similar spp. Allopatric with forms in schistaceus group, all of which show white markings on face. Voice Fine tzit calls. Song is complex series of high-pitched squeaks.
Text account compilers
Rutherford, C.A.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Cuzco Brushfinch Atlapetes canigenis. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/cuzco-brushfinch-atlapetes-canigenis on 30/12/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 30/12/2024.