The Vilcabamba brushfinch (Atlapetes terborghi) is a species of bird in the family Passerellidae.

Vilcabamba brushfinch
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Passerellidae
Genus: Atlapetes
Species:
A. terborghi
Binomial name
Atlapetes terborghi
Remsen, 1993

It is endemic to humid Andean forest in the Cordillera Vilcabamba in northwestern Cuzco, Peru. It is sometimes considered a subspecies of the rufous-naped brushfinch.

References

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  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Atlapetes terborghi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22728571A94990255. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22728571A94990255.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.