Atlapetes
| Atlapetes | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Rufous-capped brushfinch, Atlapetes pileatus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Passerellidae |
| Genus: | Wagler, 1831 |
| Type species | |
| Atlapetes pileatus Wagler, 1831 | |
| Species | |
| see text | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
.jpg) | Rufous-capped brushfinch | Atlapetes pileatus | montane Mexico |
.jpg) | White-naped brushfinch | Atlapetes albinucha | highlands of eastern Mexico to Colombia |
 | Yellow-thighed brushfinch | Atlapetes tibialis | Talamancan montane forests |
| - | Yellow-green brushfinch | Atlapetes luteoviridis | montane Panama |
.jpg) | Moustached brushfinch | Atlapetes albofrenatus | Cordillera Oriental (Colombia) |
| - | Merida brushfinch | Atlapetes meridae | Cordillera de Mérida |
.jpg) | Tepui brushfinch | Atlapetes personatus | tepuis |
_-_Flickr_-_Alejandro_Bayer.jpg) | Santa Marta brushfinch | Atlapetes melanocephalus | Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta |
_(25112939111).jpg) | Ochre-breasted brushfinch | Atlapetes semirufus | montane eastern Colombia end Venezuela |
.jpg) | Yellow-headed brushfinch | Atlapetes flaviceps | Magdalena River valley |
.jpg) | Dusky-headed brushfinch | Atlapetes fuscoolivaceus | southwestern Colombia |
| - | White-rimmed brushfinch | Atlapetes leucopis | Ande of southern Colombia and eastern Ecuador |
.jpg) | 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 |
_Caldas.jpg) | Slaty brushfinch | Atlapetes schistaceus | Andes of Colombia, Venzuela and Ecuador |
 | Taczanowski's brushfinch | Atlapetes taczanowskii | Ande of central Peru |
_(14056787844).jpg) | Pale-naped brushfinch | Atlapetes pallidinucha | Andes of Colombia and Ecuador |
 | Antioquia brushfinch | Atlapetes blancae | Antioquia |
.jpg) | Yellow-breasted brushfinch | Atlapetes latinuchus | Andes of Colombia to northern Peru |
| - | Black-fronted brushfinch | Atlapetes nigrifrons | Serranía del Perijá |
.jpg) | White-winged brushfinch | Atlapetes leucopterus | Ecuador and northern Peru |
 | Pale-headed brushfinch | Atlapetes pallidiceps | south-central Ecuador |
| - | Bay-crowned brushfinch | Atlapetes seebohmi | southwestern Ecuador and northern Peru |
.jpg) | 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 |
.jpg) | Cuzco brushfinch | Atlapetes canigenis | Andes of southeastern Peru |
_(9499623126).jpg) | 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 |
 | Yellow-striped brushfinch | Atlapetes citrinellus | Andes of northwestern Argentina |
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). 1831. 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. (July 2024). "New World Sparrows, Bush Tanagers". IOC World Bird List Version 14.2. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 31 October 2024.