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Genus of birds
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.
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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 ).
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[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 .
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The genus contains 33 species:
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Rufous-capped brushfinch , Atlapetes pileatus
Moustached brushfinch , Atlapetes albofrenatus
Merida brushfinch , Atlapetes meridae
Ochre-breasted brushfinch , Atlapetes semirufus
Tepui brushfinch , Atlapetes personatus
White-naped brushfinch , Atlapetes albinucha
Santa Marta brushfinch , Atlapetes melanocephalus
Pale-naped brushfinch , Atlapetes pallidinucha
Yellow-headed brushfinch , Atlapetes flaviceps
Dusky-headed brushfinch , Atlapetes fuscoolivaceus
Choco brushfinch , Atlapetes crassus
Tricolored brushfinch , Atlapetes tricolor
White-rimmed brushfinch , Atlapetes leucopis
Yellow-thighed brushfinch , Atlapetes tibialis
Yellow-green brushfinch , Atlapetes luteoviridis
Yellow-breasted brushfinch , Atlapetes latinuchus
Black-fronted brushfinch , Atlapetes nigrifrons
Antioquia brushfinch , Atlapetes blancae
Rufous-eared brushfinch , Atlapetes rufigenis
Apurímac brushfinch , Atlapetes forbesi
Black-spectacled brushfinch , Atlapetes melanopsis
Slaty brushfinch , Atlapetes schistaceus
White-winged brushfinch , Atlapetes leucopterus
White-headed brushfinch , Atlapetes albiceps
Pale-headed brushfinch , Atlapetes pallidiceps
Bay-crowned brushfinch , Atlapetes seebohmi
Rusty-bellied brushfinch , Atlapetes nationi
Cuzco brushfinch , Atlapetes canigenis
Vilcabamba brushfinch , Atlapetes terborghi
Grey-eared brushfinch , Atlapetes melanolaemus
Bolivian brushfinch , Atlapetes rufinucha
Fulvous-headed brushfinch , Atlapetes fulviceps
Yellow-striped brushfinch , Atlapetes citrinellus
References
^ 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 .
^
Wagler, Johann Georg (1831).
"Einige Mittheilungen über Thiere Mexicos" . Isis von Oken (in German and Latin). Col 510–535 [526].
^ Paynter, Raymond A. Jr, ed. (1970).
Check-List of Birds of the World . Vol. 13. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Museum of Comparative Zoology. p. 190.
^ Jobling, James A. (2010). The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names . London: Christopher Helm. p. 58.
ISBN
978-1-4081-2501-4 .
^ 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 .
^
Gill, Frank ; Donsker, David;
Rasmussen, Pamela , eds. (2020).
"New World Sparrows, Bush Tanagers" . IOC World Bird List Version 10.1 . International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 29 May 2020 .