Atlapetes
Genus of birds
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::summary Genus of birds ::
| name = Atlapetes | image = Rufous-capped Brush Finch.jpg | image_caption = Rufous-capped brushfinch, Atlapetes pileatus | taxon = Atlapetes | authority = Wagler, 1831 | type_species = Atlapetes pileatus | type_species_authority = Wagler, 1831 | subdivision_ranks = Species | subdivision = 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.
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). The genus name is from Ancient Greek and combines the mythical figure Atlas with petēs, meaning "flyer". Within the New World sparrow family Passerellidae the genus Atlapetes is sister to the genus Pipilo.
The genus contains 33 species:
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| Image | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| [[File:Rufous-capped Brush-Finch - Sinaloa - Mexico S4E1209 (23283476602).jpg | 125px]] | Rufous-capped brushfinch | Atlapetes pileatus |
| [[File:Yellow-throated Brush-Finch - Panama H8O1866 (23365456976).jpg | 125px]] | White-naped brushfinch | Atlapetes albinucha |
| [[File:Pselliophorus tibialis -Costa Rica-8.jpg | 125px]] | Yellow-thighed brushfinch | Atlapetes tibialis |
| - | Yellow-green brushfinch | Atlapetes luteoviridis | montane Panama |
| [[File:Atlapetes albofrenatus Gorrión montés bigotudo Moustached Brush-Finch (8614182238).jpg | 125px]] | Moustached brushfinch | Atlapetes albofrenatus |
| [[File:Atlapetes melanocephalus (Atlapetes de Santa Marta) - Flickr - Alejandro Bayer.jpg | 125px]] | Santa Marta brushfinch | Atlapetes melanocephalus |
| [[File:Ochre-breasted Brushfinch - Atlapetes Ajicero (Atlapetes semirufus denisei) (25112939111).jpg | 125px]] | Ochre-breasted brushfinch | Atlapetes semirufus |
| [[File:Atlapetes flaviceps (cropped).jpg | 125px]] | Yellow-headed brushfinch | Atlapetes flaviceps |
| [[File:Dusky-headed Brush-finch (8079919489).jpg | 125px]] | Dusky-headed brushfinch | Atlapetes fuscoolivaceus |
| - | White-rimmed brushfinch | Atlapetes leucopis | Ande of southern Colombia and eastern Ecuador |
| [[File:White-headed Brush-Finch - South Ecuador S4E9179 (22765143613).jpg | 125px]] | White-headed brushfinch | Atlapetes albiceps |
| - | 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 |
| [[File:Slaty brushfinch (Atlapetes schistaceus schistaceus) Caldas.jpg | 125px]] | Slaty brushfinch | Atlapetes schistaceus |
| [[File:Atlapetes schistaceus taczanowskii 68805136.jpg | 125px]] | Taczanowski's brushfinch | Atlapetes taczanowskii |
| [[File:Atlapetes pallidinucha (Atlapetes cabeciblanco) (14056787844).jpg | 125px]] | Pale-naped brushfinch | Atlapetes pallidinucha |
| [[File:Antioquia Brushfinch imported from iNaturalist photo 53700275 on 1 October 2021.jpg | 125px]] | Antioquia brushfinch | Atlapetes blancae |
| [[File:Rufous-naped Brush-Finch - South Ecuador S4E1959 (22764735833).jpg | 125px]] | Yellow-breasted brushfinch | Atlapetes latinuchus |
| - | Black-fronted brushfinch | Atlapetes nigrifrons | Serranía del Perijá |
| [[File:White-winged Brush-Finch, Tandayapa, Ecuador (5771791640).jpg | 125px]] | White-winged brushfinch | Atlapetes leucopterus |
| [[File:Atlapetes pallidiceps -NBII Image Gallery-a00258.jpg | 125px]] | Pale-headed brushfinch | Atlapetes pallidiceps |
| - | Bay-crowned brushfinch | Atlapetes seebohmi | southwestern Ecuador and northern Peru |
| [[File:Rusty-bellied Brush-Finch (Atlapetes nationi).jpg | 125px]] | Rusty-bellied brushfinch | Atlapetes nationi |
| - | Apurimac brushfinch | Atlapetes forbesi | Andes of south-central Peru |
| - | Black-spectacled brushfinch | Atlapetes melanopsis | Andes of southeastern Peru |
| - | Vilcabamba brushfinch | Atlapetes terborghi | Cordillera Vilcabamba |
| [[File:Cusco Brush-Finch (Atlapetes canigenis).jpg | 125px]] | Cuzco brushfinch | Atlapetes canigenis |
| [[File:Black-faced Brush-Finch (Atlapetes melanolaemus) (9499623126).jpg | 125px]] | Grey-eared brushfinch | Atlapetes melanolaemus |
| - | Bolivian brushfinch | Atlapetes rufinucha | Bolivian Andes |
| - | Fulvous-headed brushfinch | Atlapetes fulviceps | Andes of Bolivia and northwestern Argentina |
| [[File:Yellow-striped Brushfinch.jpg | 125px]] | Yellow-striped brushfinch | Atlapetes citrinellus |
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References
References
- (2014). "Diversification in the Andes: the ''Atlapetes'' brush-finches". Zoologica Scripta.
- Wagler, Johann Georg. (1831). "Einige Mittheilungen über Thiere Mexicos". Isis von Oken.
- (1970). "Check-List of Birds of the World". Museum of Comparative Zoology.
- Jobling, James A.. (2010). "The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names". Christopher Helm.
- (2016). "Target enrichment of thousands of ultraconserved elements sheds new light on early relationships within New World sparrows (Aves: Passerellidae)". The Auk.
- AviList Core Team. (2025). "AviList: The Global Avian Checklist, v2025".
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