Biology:Atlapetes

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Atlapetes is a genus of birds in the New World sparrow family Passerellidae. The species are mainly found in montane forest from Mexico to northwestern Argentina.[1]

Taxonomy and species

The genus Atlapetes was introduced in 1831 by the German naturalist Johann Georg Wagler to accommodate the rufous-capped brushfinch (Atlapetes pileatus).[2][3] The genus name is from Ancient Greek and combines the mythical figure Atlas with petēs, meaning "flyer".[4] Within the New World sparrow family Passerellidae the genus Atlapetes is sister to the genus Pipilo.[5]

The genus contains 34 species:[6]

Image Scientific name Common name Distribution
125px Rufous-capped brushfinch Atlapetes pileatus montane Mexico
125px White-naped brushfinch Atlapetes albinucha highlands of eastern Mexico to Colombia
125px Yellow-thighed brushfinch Atlapetes tibialis Talamancan montane forests
- Yellow-green brushfinch Atlapetes luteoviridis montane Panama
125px Moustached brushfinch Atlapetes albofrenatus Cordillera Oriental (Colombia)
- Merida brushfinch Atlapetes meridae Cordillera de Mérida
125px Tepui brushfinch Atlapetes personatus tepuis
125px Santa Marta brushfinch Atlapetes melanocephalus Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta
125px Ochre-breasted brushfinch Atlapetes semirufus montane eastern Colombia end Venezuela
125px Yellow-headed brushfinch Atlapetes flaviceps Magdalena River valley
125px Dusky-headed brushfinch Atlapetes fuscoolivaceus southwestern Colombia
- White-rimmed brushfinch Atlapetes leucopis Ande of southern Colombia and eastern Ecuador
125px White-headed brushfinch Atlapetes albiceps southwestern Ecuador and northwestern Peru
- Rufous-eared brushfinch Atlapetes rufigenis Andes of northwestern Peru
- Choco brushfinch Atlapetes crassus western slope of Andes of Colombia and Ecuador
- Tricolored brushfinch Atlapetes tricolor eastern Peruvian Andes
125px Slaty brushfinch Atlapetes schistaceus Andes of Colombia, Venezuela and Ecuador
125px Taczanowski's brushfinch Atlapetes taczanowskii Ande of central Peru
125px Pale-naped brushfinch Atlapetes pallidinucha Andes of Colombia and Ecuador
125px Antioquia brushfinch Atlapetes blancae Antioquia
125px Yellow-breasted brushfinch Atlapetes latinuchus Andes of Colombia to northern Peru
- Black-fronted brushfinch Atlapetes nigrifrons Serranía del Perijá
125px White-winged brushfinch Atlapetes leucopterus Ecuador and northern Peru
125px Pale-headed brushfinch Atlapetes pallidiceps south-central Ecuador
- Bay-crowned brushfinch Atlapetes seebohmi southwestern Ecuador and northern Peru
125px Rusty-bellied brushfinch Atlapetes nationi southwestern Peru
- Apurimac brushfinch Atlapetes forbesi Andes of south-central Peru
- Black-spectacled brushfinch Atlapetes melanopsis Andes of southeastern Peru
- Vilcabamba brushfinch Atlapetes terborghi Cordillera Vilcabamba
125px Cuzco brushfinch Atlapetes canigenis Andes of southeastern Peru
125px Grey-eared brushfinch Atlapetes melanolaemus Andes of southeastern Peru and Bolivia
- Bolivian brushfinch Atlapetes rufinucha Bolivian Andes
- Fulvous-headed brushfinch Atlapetes fulviceps Andes of Bolivia and northwestern Argentina
125px Yellow-striped brushfinch Atlapetes citrinellus Andes of northwestern Argentina

References

  1. Sánchez-González, Luis A.; Navarro-Siguenza, Adolfo G. (2014). "Diversification in the Andes: the Atlapetes brush-finches". Zoologica Scripta 44 (2): 135–152. doi:10.1111/zsc.12088. 
  2. Wagler, Johann Georg (1831). "Einige Mittheilungen über Thiere Mexicos" (in German, Latin). Isis von Oken 1831: Col 510–535 [526]. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27512950. 
  3. Paynter, Raymond A. Jr, ed (1970). Check-List of Birds of the World. 13. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Museum of Comparative Zoology. p. 190. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14483425. 
  4. Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. London: Christopher Helm. p. 58. ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4. 
  5. Bryson, R.W.; Faircloth, B.C.; Tsai, W.L.E.; McCormack, J.E.; Klicka, J. (2016). "Target enrichment of thousands of ultraconserved elements sheds new light on early relationships within New World sparrows (Aves: Passerellidae)". The Auk 133 (3): 451–458. doi:10.1642/AUK-16-26.1. 
  6. Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds (July 2024). "New World Sparrows, Bush Tanagers". IOC World Bird List Version 14.2. International Ornithologists' Union. https://www.worldbirdnames.org/bow/sparrows/. 

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