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]
| Atlapetes | |
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| Rufous-capped brushfinch, Atlapetes pileatus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Passerellidae |
| Genus: | Atlapetes Wagler, 1831 |
| Type species | |
| Atlapetes pileatus Wagler, 1831
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Taxonomy and species edit
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 33 species:[6]
- 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 edit
- ^ 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.