Pale-headed Brushfinch Photo by John Licharson

Atlapetes pallidiceps

Adult male

Location: Ecuador > Azuay
Date: Jan 21, 2019
Caption: Taken at the Yunguilla Reserve, outside Santa Isabel, Azuay, Ecuador, feeding on orange halves and bits of bread. Endemic to Yunguilla only.
From an original 17 mating pairs when first discovered, that number has increased, as of January 2019, to a total 120 birds.