NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Moustached Brush Finch
Atlapetes albofrenatus (Boissonneau, 1840)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Moustached brushfinch (Atlapetes albofrenatus) in Colombia. Photo by Christoph Moning. Original iNaturalist observation here: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/158228334
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Open encyclopedia reference
The moustached brushfinch (Atlapetes albofrenatus) is a species of bird in the family Passerellidae.
It is found in northern Colombia, where its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forest and heavily degraded former forest.
Wikipedia contributors, Moustached brushfinch; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T09:55:56.578354+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Atlapetes albofrenatus (Boissonneau, 1840)
- Name authority
- (Boissonneau, 1840)
- Common name
- Moustached Brush Finch
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Passerellidae
- Genus
- Atlapetes
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyPasserellidae
- genusAtlapetes Wagler, 1831
- speciesAtlapetes albofrenatus (Boissonneau, 1840)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Atlapetes. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Black-spectacled Brush FinchAtlapetes melanopsis Valqui & Fjeldså, 2002 | PasserellidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| White-winged Brush FinchAtlapetes leucopterus (Jardine, 1856) | PasserellidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Merida Brush-finchAtlapetes meridae (P. L. Sclater & Salvin, 1871) | PasserellidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| White-headed Brush FinchAtlapetes albiceps (Taczanowski, 1884) | PasserellidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| White-naped Brush FinchAtlapetes albinucha (d'Orbigny & Lafresnaye, 1838) | PasserellidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Antioquia Brush FinchAtlapetes blancae Donegan, 2007 | PasserellidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Choco Brush FinchAtlapetes crassus Bangs, 1908 | PasserellidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dusky-headed Brush FinchAtlapetes fuscoolivaceus Chapman, 1914 | PasserellidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| White-rimmed Brush FinchAtlapetes leucopis (P. L. Sclater & Salvin, 1878) | PasserellidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Black-faced Brush FinchAtlapetes melanolaemus (P. L. Sclater & Salvin, 1879) | PasserellidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Rusty-bellied Brush FinchAtlapetes nationi (P. L. Sclater, 1881) | PasserellidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Rufous-capped Brush FinchAtlapetes pileatus Wagler, 1831 | PasserellidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Tanagra albofrenatus Boissonneau, 1840 Boissonneau, 1840 | synonym |
| Atlapetes albofrenatus albofrenatus (Boissonneau, 1840) (Boissonneau, 1840) | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=558801 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:67WLC. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.