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Wikipedia / Atlapetes

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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Scientific name

Common name

Distribution

Rufous-capped brushfinch

Atlapetes pileatus

montane Mexico

White-naped brushfinch

Atlapetes albinucha

highlands of eastern Mexico to Colombia

Yellow-thighed brushfinch

Atlapetes tibialis

Talamancan montane forests

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Yellow-green brushfinch

Atlapetes luteoviridis

montane Panama

Moustached brushfinch

Atlapetes albofrenatus

Cordillera Oriental (Colombia)

Santa Marta brushfinch

Atlapetes melanocephalus

Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta

Ochre-breasted brushfinch

Atlapetes semirufus

montane eastern Colombia end Venezuela

Yellow-headed brushfinch

Atlapetes flaviceps

Magdalena River valley

Dusky-headed brushfinch

Atlapetes fuscoolivaceus

southwestern Colombia

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White-rimmed brushfinch

Atlapetes leucopis

Ande of southern Colombia and eastern Ecuador

White-headed brushfinch

Atlapetes albiceps

southwestern Ecuador and northwestern Peru

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Rufous-eared brushfinch

Atlapetes rufigenis

Andes of northwestern Peru

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Choco brushfinch

Atlapetes crassus

western slope of Andes of Colombia and Ecuador

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Tricolored brushfinch

Atlapetes tricolor

eastern Peruvian Andes

Slaty brushfinch

Atlapetes schistaceus

Andes of Colombia, Venezuela and Ecuador

Taczanowski's brushfinch

Atlapetes taczanowskii

Ande of central Peru

Pale-naped brushfinch

Atlapetes pallidinucha

Andes of Colombia and Ecuador

Antioquia brushfinch

Atlapetes blancae

Antioquia

Yellow-breasted brushfinch

Atlapetes latinuchus

Andes of Colombia to northern Peru

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Black-fronted brushfinch

Atlapetes nigrifrons

Serranía del Perijá

White-winged brushfinch

Atlapetes leucopterus

Ecuador and northern Peru

Pale-headed brushfinch

Atlapetes pallidiceps

south-central Ecuador

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Bay-crowned brushfinch

Atlapetes seebohmi

southwestern Ecuador and northern Peru

Rusty-bellied brushfinch

Atlapetes nationi

southwestern Peru

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Apurimac brushfinch

Atlapetes forbesi

Andes of south-central Peru

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Black-spectacled brushfinch

Atlapetes melanopsis

Andes of southeastern Peru

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Vilcabamba brushfinch

Atlapetes terborghi

Cordillera Vilcabamba

Cuzco brushfinch

Atlapetes canigenis

Andes of southeastern Peru

Grey-eared brushfinch

Atlapetes melanolaemus

Andes of southeastern Peru and Bolivia

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Bolivian brushfinch

Atlapetes rufinucha

Bolivian Andes

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Fulvous-headed brushfinch

Atlapetes fulviceps

Andes of Bolivia and northwestern Argentina

Yellow-striped brushfinch

Atlapetes citrinellus

Andes of northwestern Argentina

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