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:
Image Common name Scientific 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 - 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 - White-rimmed brushfinch Atlapetes leucopis Ande of southern Colombia and eastern Ecuador 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 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 - 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 - Bay-crowned brushfinch Atlapetes seebohmi southwestern Ecuador and northern Peru 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 Cuzco brushfinch Atlapetes canigenis Andes of southeastern Peru 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
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