Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.
The Vilcabamba brush-finch is classified as Near Threatened (NT), is close to qualifying for or is likely to qualify for a threatened category in the near future.
The Vilcabamba Brush-finch (Atlapetes terborghi) is a species of bird in the Emberizidae family. It is endemic to Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes. Source - * BirdLife International 2004. Atlapetes terborghi. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 25 July 2007. Stub icon This article about a bird of the family Emberizidae is a stub. More